Faced with the potential for a 21st century range war, the federal government has pulled back and returned the cattle it rounded up to rancher Cliven Bundy. At least for the moment, the federal government has realized that it would have to potentially slaughter grass roots Westerners whose grievances include the fact that the federal government owns 80% of the land in Nevada and much of the Western third of the country, and who resent what they see as the high-handed prioritizing of a purportedly endangered turtle over the livelihood of families who have been stewards of the land for as much as a century. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports: BLM Director Neil Kornze said in a statement Saturday, “Based on information about conditions on the ground, and in consultation with law enforcement, we have made a decision to conclude the cattle gather because of our serious concern about the safety of employees and members of the public.” The visuals have been...(Read Full Post)