""You are looking at a 230lb man crying on his way to work. I cannot stand this crap!!! Makes me want to take the 20 some Lamaglass and GLommis rods I have and just bust them up and throw them in the fire place.""

Many of us DO understand, Ralph. Sadly, among the native peoples there are those who actually use the resources they are blessed with by the people of this country, but then there are those peoples who have no respect or concern for the welfare of their target...slash and burn...damn the results.

There are certainly pro's and con's to the issue of tribal "rights". Personally, American being what it is today, a melting pot of the world, my viewpoint is that NO ONE be allowed special rights to the resources of America.

Americans bought into the "emotional blackmail" placed upon them by the so called "native" people, and now the results of our actions are in.

We (non-native Americans) no more owe the "Native" American peoples any rights to anything than we owe slave reparations to the non-white people (including Chinese and all other races used as indentured servants) who were enslaved in the early years of our country.

Just my 2 cents.

Mike

p.s. I have a nice fireplace, if you need one..:-)