As I sit here tonight, it is difficult not to reflect upon the loss 19 men whose lives were lost fighting the "Yarnell" fire.
We have a son in-law who is also a firefighter, and as I have mentioned in the blog before I worked for the U.S. Forest Service for five years while going to school. I spent most of that time in the Targhee National Forest which is often called the "Asbestos Forest" because of the few and scattered fires within the forest.
However, on two occasions I did work other fires which started on BLM land and threatened the forest.
Only four weeks a go my wife and had driven from Mesa through the Wikenberg, Congress, Yarnell, Prescott area on our way to Flagstaff.
Then hearing Obama speak from his vacation trip to his homelands about his deep feelings of loss and concern for the families of these men and the courage and unselfishness of our "First Responders", I could not help but think about how these men and women are used constantly as pawns in politics.
Why, when politicians want to raise taxes are Americans first threatened with cuts in Fire and Police?
Why don't the Mayors, City Councils, Governors, Senators, Representatives, IRS, NSA, Dept. of Justice and every Member of the Cabinet, Joe Biden and Obama tell us that without more taxes they will have to cut their worthless lackeys payrolls by 25%?
Why? Because no one would agree to the tax increase!
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