I remember some early stories of Doge cuts & govt employees getting laid off & stunned that their maga family members didn't have much sympathy cuz "We're all going to have to buckle up." Excuse me, we're all? The convo I had with one of my maga relatives convinced me that until something bad happens directly to him, maybe his wife, it won't change his outlook, even if it's his kids or grands.

Most every rancher and farmer has earned a fortune off the labor of the Mexican immigrants who cross the border and work on their property for peanuts.

Politically, its run by civil service employees and the military, at Ft Huachuca and in neighboring Sierra Vista, where more than half of the population lives, including the ignorant white bigots who elect these people. There's a Mormon community in the northern part of the county that's just large enough to tip the vote in favor of the white bigots, and they once controlled the sheriff's office, though I believe this current sheriff, Dannels, is a conservative Evangelical bigot.

Ran as a centrist DEM, then veered hard right after he got re-elected. He is another of those 'hollow' people who spends a lot of time with his finger in the wind, checking direction.

Did you hear about the very 'hot car' he spent an $80K grant for 'public outreach' on? Said it would make young teens think being a cop was cool and then they would want to go into law enforcement. So far, I have seen that car heading east from Patagonia and recently parked in a handicap space at the post office. Haven't heard of it at any event to recruit young people. I can imagine Dannels riding around playing Dukes of Hap-Hazard in that car, but he probably needs a booster seat.

Gotta wonder what that special limited addition very fast car added to the insurance costs taxpayers have to pay for Sheriff Dept Auto Insurance.