[texson66]

The more the Feds "help" at the local level, the less Freedom Americans have. More power to the Clay Springs folk!!!

[rellimpank]

--good for them. As I have said before, during the week and a half that the media told us about the danger to Show Low, a couple of dozers could have cut a quarter mile wide firebreak around the whole town--

[sauropod]

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[Isle of sanity in CA]

To the detriment of the "team" perhaps, but not, alas, the town.

This is a great illustration of the problems that come along with 'big' government. The locals and the feds can't be a 'team' because they don't share the same goals.

The townspeoples goal: Save the town (duh)

The feds goal - don't do anything aggressive that you'll have to answer for if something goes wrong.

[Siobhan]

The citizens of Clay Springs have it exactly right. Do what it takes to protect your homes. The Founding Fathers would have saluted them.