From the article:

"I am personally convinced that future droughts in the Sierra Nevada, coupled with periods of wind and high temperatures, could lead to the same devastation there,"

I really have to laugh at this. The guy's suggesting we cut the forest down because it MIGHT get dry, windy, and hot.

Not just the trees close to people, though, all of 'em. Why take the risk?

I need a smiley with dollar signs in the eyeballs right about now.

Why can't they cut a 1/2 mile swath around people (homes, businesses, etc.), if this is all about saving property and lives?

What a friggin' load.