Comments on: SoCal Firefighters: "We Can't Stop It"

Officials Say If 100-MPH Gusts Continue, "The Beast" Won't Stop Until It Reaches The Pacific

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With some 245,957 acres, or 384 square miles, ablaze, President Bush declared a federal emergency for seven Southern California counties, a move that will speed disaster-relief efforts. ----Bush

Should the federal government really be involved here? What''s with the inconsistency of the right wing. Milton Friedman, their prized neo con economist said government should only be in the business of providing defense security. Bombs won''t fight this fire. The lord Jesus might or Church groups can help along with state and local governments but federal government should not be interfering anymore than it should interfere with child healthcare. Oh, wait, this is an emergent situation. Well, get those private contractors in there. Haliburton can do an efficient job with using the tax payers money.