1) From a rancher in southern Arizona…”Nobody in their right mind would camp in the places where these fires started. (on the speculation that the fire starters were illegal entrants, drug mules, or coyotes, smugglers of illegals).

2) This one is interesting. I don’t think that President Obama really has time to dwell on these matters, so my guess is that it comes from his staff. “President Obama does not want to consider that these fires (in southern Arizona) are caused by illegals from the south because it would indicate that our homeland security has erred in their evaluation of border security.”

I’m not really certain of the reason for the policy in place, that all the National Guard is allowed to do on the border is to notify the Border Patrol when they see suspects. Is this policy in the same vein as to why Border Patrol Agent Terry was gunned down by an AK 47 while he was firing rubber bullets at “alledged” drug runners?