Good news! The Obama administration has reached an agreement with UBS to release thousands of names of people with secret Swiss bank accounts. Bad news! A Missouri antique dealer related how a neighbor in the Illinois city of Quincy wants Obama murdered.

I have heard identical reports in this county. It crosses the line of free speech into felony territory when someone threatens the life of the president.

Some of this is racial, no doubt, plus the birthers, anti-socialists and Muslim haters stirring their cauldron of venom. I hope some of our writers don't bite themselves in their sleep. They might poison themselves even more. California has a budget second only to the federal government but I don't hear birthers blasting that foreign-born governor.

A couple of militia groups are forming in this area. I accept the concept because I'm pro-Second Amendment. However, militias are supposed to be "well-regulated" and these appear to be poorly regulated patriots that could morph into domestic terrorists.

If I'm aware of possible felony conduct, you can bet that the feds are listening - warrantless ala Bush - to dittoheads who never heard of operations security.

This is worse than the Clinton-hater era when Tim McVeigh went off half-cocked, siding with child rapist but gun lover David Koresh and his radical, religious cult. Wise sportsmen should steer clear of extremist groups. Practice real conservation, lead by example and stress safety.

Gary M. Bourret

Bloomington