Thanks for the posts, Ozmacca,and SRS, both of which are interesting.

kat, so a "prescribed" burn got out of control. Why? Could lack of funding to the Forest Service have had anything to do with it? Failed policies for controlling forests? Surely not, right? It happened during Bush's watch, right, but funds allocated to the Interior Department were allocated by the previous administration, and the policies for managing the forests were established by the same folks.

No, it doesn't have to be a pissing contest about presidents or radicals of any ilk (though I don't consider either Clinton or Bush to be radical ...those are your words), but you, and your liberal friends never miss an opportunity to diss Bush, do you?

You want to talk solutions? Fine by me. What are yours?

DougR