...as one might reasonably expect, after getting Bundy's thumb poked in its eye for decades, the government finally but unwisely impounded some 400 head of Bundy's cattle. The thinking being, apparently, that Bundy could be coerced into doing the right thing.
They should have known better. You can't reason the unreasonable, and you can't coerce fanatics. What happened instead is that the nuttersphere exploded, casting Bundy's willful negligence as a political cause. And sure enough, other fanatics quickly converged on his ranch in armed droves. And rather than slaughter the misguided, the government backed off after stupidly spending more than what Bundy owes on their little escapade.
Both sides were wrong. But Bundy was wrong first, and for 20 years.
When you separate the political boilerplate from the issue, what remains is a man who simply refused to pay his obligations, bless his heart. Heaven forbid we make a land-rich cattle rancher own up to his business expenses.
A nifty way to avoid paying your bills (Editorial) - Chambersburg Public Opinion