Women as human shields??

So a cattle rancher named Bundy in Nevada decided in 1993 to stop paying the federal government for the privilege of grazing his cattle on BLM land. Listening to him on TV, it sure sounds like he doesn't believe in the federal government or any laws associated with it. The feds decided after all this time (not to mention the million dollar grazing bill) to round up the cattle (they rounded up 400 of the poor animals). Now we hear that during the stand-off, so-called allies of this rancher thought that using women as human shields seemed like a good idea. Really?

Were the women on board with this? Would the rancher's allies have resorted to using children and pets if the women were taken out by those pesky Feds? Were their parents next? Grandparents? Shoppers at the local Walmart? What price does everyone pay so that the rancher doesn't?

No one likes to pay the government for anything. We don't like taxes, but we like roads without potholes. If you use the federal government's land to graze your cattle, horses, sheep, or whatever critters you have, you pay for the privilege of doing so. It cost far less than owning your own property and theoretically is a win/win for ranchers and the Bureau of Land Management. The agency exists to, you know, "manage the land". Guys like Bundy have decided that they can call the shots and do as they please in the name of freedom. But this isn't freedom..it's anarchy. We may not always like what our federal or state governments do in our name or otherwise, but we can't simply devolve into this sort of nonsense.

Men who use women as shields are cowards. Nothing more, nothing less. This is the kind of crap that jihadists do. Isn't it interesting that these "allies" went there. And now this Bundy character is asking county sheriffs to "disarm the federal bureaucrats". It's become the wild west once again out here.

Harry Reid says this isn't over, and that we can't simply let this guy graze his cattle on land for free. That's not fair to all the other ranchers who pay what they owe. This man may view it as civil disobedience, but it's doubtful a judge will. He'd be wise to get on a payment plan to pay off the 1.1 million he owes. And in my humble opinion, he'd better cross his fingers that he's not prosecuted for this debacle.

And to the women..please don't let these idiots put you in harm's way in furtherance of their arrogance. You're all worth so much more than this. They're throwing you under the bus and risking your lives to behave like entitled babies. They've gotten off course. Their egos have run amok. Don't follow them off the proverbial cliff. You matter..to everyone, even if not to your men. They want to go to war with the Feds, then they can go to war with the Feds. But evidently standing up for what you believe in is easier when your wife stands in front of you. Because having a gun just isn't enough.

Cowardice. That's what it is. And it's alive and well in the wild wild west.