Heckuva job

Imagine if President Bush, on his last day in office, invited his friends to lift the Lincoln portrait from the White House Dining Room, take the 18th- century furniture from the Map Room and — for good measure — poison the Rose Garden on the way out.

In essence, he is doing the same thing this month with land that belongs to every American — the magical redrock country of the Southwest.

[From Op-Ed Guest Columnist - Final Days Fire Sale - Editorial - NYTimes.com]

(Noted by our Midwest bureau)