These Boots Were Made For Walkin'

To quote the great Aldous Huxley: "Modern man no longer regards nature as being in any sense divine and feels perfectly free to behave towards her as an overwhelming conqueror and tyrant."




I don't even know where to start with this one. Martin Villegas is a boot-maker who is in jail for making cowboy boots and belts from endangered species. Mexican police raided his warehouse in Guanjuata, Mexico. He allegedly made 25 illegal shipments into the United States and if convicted in Mexico he faces nine years in jail and a fine of $1365 to $13, 650. Here is where it gets interesting…Villegas makes these boots for a lot of “high-end” clients. Some names in his BlackBerry…George W. Bush! Our president is current trotting around in cowboy boots made from endangered animals, going to meetings with the D.E.P. In his defense (shock!), he probably did not know. Since Villegas’ arrest he has made no comments. I don not know what else to say. I just hope that once Bush found out he gave them back or something…? What do you do in a situation like this? Hopefully, him and Dick Cheney did not put on their endangered species belts/boots and play gun shoot-out time at the O.K. Corral (we know about good ‘ol Dick’s experiences while playing with guns). But then again you never know!


-AMC