Marsden's  Instablog

From today's Washington Post:

IT SEEMS that bureaucrats, when threatened with even the smallest amount of fiscal discipline, immediately propose cuts that endanger the health, safety, and welfare of the largest-possible number of citizens. Hence, prisons are to be emptied, police and fire protection are to be curtailed, parks closed, and other essential services compromised to the greatest degree possible. Why behave responsibly when you can use scare tactics? So much more satisfying--and more effective too.

Meanwhile, as in every other state, there are dozens and dozens of political-patronage programs never even considered for cutbacks. In California, for instance, here's just a sampling of obviously useless ones...