Why I Read Instapundit
Glenn is a veritable firehose of information and links. From Friday, the Quote of the Day for today by Jerry Pournelle:
The purpose of modern government is to take money from the folks who save and pay their bills and live within their means, and use that to hire government workers; and to keep their power by using the money to buy votes from those who do not save and pay their bills and live within their means. And of course the money comes from those who work and save and pay their bills and live within their means — who else will have any money for the government to take?
Or am I unduly cynical? But you ain’t seen nothing yet. Wait until we have President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, and Senate Leader Reid. Then you’ll see a lot of new laws, all designed to help you. Maybe it’s not possible to be unduly cynical.
From yesterday, a chart that illustrates what Jerry was saying:
In somewhat related news, I just ordered 800 rounds of .30-06 ammunition from the Civilian Marksmanship Program.
I mean, perhaps it’s just not possible to be too cynical.