What's really sad here, is that right now we have a really great window of opportunity to exploite, and our politicians are ignoring it. Granted, the tribes and their lawyers have the wdfw by the short hairs, and they are not even holloring ouch! Also saving salmon has become very politically correct these days, and the vast majority of the general public are in favor of doing what it takes to save these fish. Politicians, especially in an election year are usually in favor of what the majority wants. The ESA has given us the federal clout we have been lacking. What I'm working up to here is, now is a great time to take the tribes and their lawyers to court. WE need the wdfw to start allowing large escapement goals to reach the spawning grounds, and to challenge in court the tribes and their lawyers' "we fish first, cause we were here first" concept. Politicians should jump on board, because they want the public vote, and the ESA has given us, and any judge federal clout to vote against the tribes, and not be labeled a racist. The massacre of the Green River stocks this month, would have been an excellent test case. Is there anyone in wdfw or our state government, who is willing to step up to the plate and do the right thing for the salmon?, or will it continue to be tiptoe around the tribes/lawyers, for fear of being sued.