[Anti-Bubba182]

Hopefully local ranchers will reward the Governor my voting her out of office.

Happy thought.

[backhoe]

Thunder on the Border-- (Minuteman Project)

[goldstategop]

Our government is more concerned with stopping citizens from defending their country than it is concerned with stopping illegal aliens from invading it. It has its priorities in the right order.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[Route101]

If it takes a bunch of citizen volunteers to patrol our border when the might of the U.S. government will not...so be it!

[jackbenimble]

The simple, empirical reality is the Minuteman Project has been hugely successful. Illegal border crossings along the stretch of Arizona/Mexico border have virtually been stopped.

Good for George Metcalf! He pretty much pegged it.

[Spiff]

Notwithstanding the fears of vigilante violence and gap toothed redneck pick up truck marauders, the Minuteman Project is proving to be a well organized, effectively managed deterrent to a chronic travesty of neglect.

I don't know about "well organized", more like organized chaos, but this the first time they've done this and they're operating (at the moment) on a shoestring budget.

It is interesting that local ranchers and victims of local and federal government malfeasance overwhelmingly support and appreciate the results of the Minuteman Project. It is equally interesting that 'officials' (who have been derelict and incompetent) not only resent these citizen border watchers, but have targeted THEM with petty harassment. Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano wrote them a letter saying they are on her 'blacklist' and state cops are targeting out-of-state plates with minor infraction tickets. Hopefully local ranchers will reward the Governor my voting her out of office....."

It was state cops out on the roads in the area targetting the volunteers. The sheriff's deputies and such have been just fine. The Bible College where a great deal of the MMP activities are occuring and where many of the volunteers are staying has received some sort of harassing letter from the governor. In addition, the Cattleman's Association heard word that the Governor plans to audit the state land leases of every rancher who allows Minuteman Project volunteers onto their property.

[Jeff Head]

God bless the Minutemen for what they are doing on the border and the light they are shining, despite whatever embarrassement and wrong thinking, on the critical issue at the border. May their efforts lead to a larger effort that expands to more and more of the border until it covers it all. This is the spirit of America at work...and the government needs to get on board and incorporate the ideas and the principles into our "official" programs.

I have friends down there with them and wish this is one I could have made myself. They are doing patriotic work and it WILL make a difference.

[sauropod]

I agree. She needs to go.