[A Ruckus of Dogs]

The natural result is the Colorado Monster Fire, which has already consumed nearly 400,000 acres and, at this writing, has driven 25,000 people from their homes is the legacy of Clinton-Gore environmentalism which flatly refused to allow the logging and lumber industry to use the trees

Yeah ok, that makes sense. Cut down every forest in the US so there aren't any fires. Yup.

[Still Using Air]

Not clear on your comment, are you saying we should NOT allow thinning and clearing?
If so, you don't live out here, do you?

[SpeakLittle_ThinkMuch]

You must have gone to a "Government School" 'cause you can't read....or comprehend.

[Mudboy Slim]

"Cut down every forest in the US so there aren't any fires. Yup."

Is that really the gist of what you derived from that article?!

SHEEEESH...MUD

[tsomer]

"Yeah ok, that makes sense. Cut down every forest in the US so there aren't any fires. Yup."

We're not saying there shouldn't be fires; we're only saying relegate the fires to barbecue pits.

[tom paine 2]

No we need to cut down every enviromental whacko.

[Paulus Invictus]

Oh oh! Here's another tree hugger that can't read. The article does not say or imply that all the forests should be cut down! Get a life! Go and help clear the dead trees and other fuels from the forest and really help conserve them! Idiots like you are responsible for the fires now burning down the forests.

[katana]

That is neither what this article says nor implies. Your comment either indicates that you didn't read it, or you're an "environmentalist" and therefore by definition someone who cannot or will not comprehend how nature actually works.

[Frohickey]

Yeah ok, that makes sense. Cut down every forest in the US so there aren't any fires. Yup.

Even Bolo gamers (Macintosh shareware game) know that you are not supposed to cut down every tree. That takes away lumber for you to use to build roads, repair pillboxes and build walls.

However, it is acceptable to thin the forest of your enemy.

Maybe that is what the environmentalists want

[cake_crumb]

"Yeah ok, that makes sense. Cut down every forest in the US so there aren't any fires. Yup."

Newsflash: trees are not static structures. They sprout. They grow. They reproduce. They die. They are subject to natural stresses which make them susceptible to insects and disease. Healthy forests are better.

[nothingnew]

Yeah ok, that makes sense. Cut down every forest in the US so there aren't any fires. Yup.

What a ridiculous reply.

FMCDH (now 10 miles from the Missionary Ridge fire and gettin' closer)

[arthurus]

Yeah ok, that makes sense. Cut down every forest in the US so there aren't any fires. Yup.

That is not remotely what was suggested or implied in the article. But to a liberal, of course that is not useful unless it can be fashioned into a slogan which does not have to relate in any way to reality.

[Marine Inspector]

Yeah ok, that makes sense. Cut down every forest in the US so there aren't any fires. Yup.

It says logging, not clear cutting. Normal logging would prevent a lot of forest fires, and the logging companies replant the forest.

Proper forest management would prevent any fire from getting out of hand.