[Yaelle]

John and Ken talking about why no one bothered to send "Roach Coaches" (rolling taquerias) or pizza trucks out to these fire fighters every few hours. It is INSANNE that we treat these heroes this way. These are the things we GLADLY pay taxes for. (Not that we should not also make their jobs easier by allowing frequent brush-clearing and tree-chopping to PREVENT them having to work like this. It's not about using PUBLIC funds for the clearing, it's about allowing anyone to clear public lands to the point of fire safety.)

[markman46]

if we had the resources they would be rotated in and out of the line, and have a hot & cot, but dimwatt cut the CDF $$$

[Pukin Dog]

I probably should not be saying this, but for Gray Davis, and the Democrats running the state government, the worse this fire is, the less heat will be on them over the coming year. Gray is gone, but for those remaining, there will be less heat on them, as they use the fire for an excuse not to cut spending. They will tell Arnold that the Emergency that he stated has come to pass, and that taxes MUST be increased. If he doesnt(and he wont) he will be blamed for all of the fallout from the fire. I would not be expecting Davis and his cronies to do the right thing about the fire, they have already proven that they would sell out national security to stay in office.

[ridesthemiles]

It's not about using PUBLIC funds for the clearing, it's about allowing anyone to clear public lands to the point of fire safety.)

It is also about letting private property owners clear their own private property. See my prior posts.