Turns out if you handle anti-government freaks with kids gloves and let them act violent with no consequences, they just turn up the violence: Neighbors of the couple who ambushed.
There should be arrests and prosecutions: An illegal all-terrain vehicle (ATV) ride planned this weekend through Recapture Canyon in Utah is the latest flashpoint between anti-government activists and federal land.
One reason Republicans are in no hurry to reopen the government is that it in itself accomplishes major aims of the party. Among the many examples of this is throwing.
Western states and ideological conservatives continue their multi-decade ban against the federal government's control over public land, demanding the government get out of their ability to do whatever they want.
