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As I listened to the man (forgot his name) in charge of the minuteman project on the radio today, I felt such bitterness to Bush. Of all the issues facing Americans now, this has to be near the top of the list of importance. Now not only does he ignore or worse, increase the problem, but attacks a decorated veteran of this country. Vigilantes are lawbreakers who mete out their own brand of justice. What these Americans are doing is simply OBSERVING the migration of illegals over a one month period to then inform our government of what they saw. No one will be armed or approach anyone they are watching, according to the head of the project. This poor guy was nearly in tears talking about the term his president used to describe the volunteers. He had to hang up early on the host, and sounded shaken. He was going to take calls, but simply couldn't deal with it.

And that pretty succinctly explains why fake conservatives are more of a threat to America than hard leftists. If a Democrat president had made the vigilante remark, this man wouldn't have been the least bit shaken, but rather would have been more emboldened to push on. But it looks as though he had made the mistake of putting any kind of trust at all into Bush, and felt betrayed as a result.

Moral: Never give trust away to politicians, of whatever stripe. Make them earn it, every step of the way. (and no, putting an R next to one's name does not constitute "earning trust")

What these Americans are doing is simply OBSERVING the migration of illegals over a one month period to then inform our government of what they saw. No one will be armed

Actually the Minuteman project is neutral on the issue of the participants carrying arms for self-defense purposes. Carry laws of Arizona will apply. No weapons will be permitted in National Parks in the area. I read on an related site that long arms will not be allowed by the Minuteman Project but I have yet to see that on the official site.

Seeing as how a high-ranking member of the violent Salvadorian gang Mira Salvatruchas, a gang responsible for most of the drug trafficking and violence along the border and within both the US and Mexico, has issued an order to "teach the Minutemen vigilantes a lesson they will never forget." If I participate as planned I won't be caught unprepared to defend myself...

I think that for the credibility of the protest, because that is what the Minuteman Project is about, the participants should be upstanding citizens and respected members of the community. As many retired police officers and military personnel are now amongst their ranks this already appears to be the case.