Patience is a hard virtue to follow. The big meeting is on the 23rd. We are all questioning what Allen Simon will bring to the table besides his experience in mergers and acquisitions. He knows how to build businesses and he has a huge checkbook.

It was great to see a reaction from SFMI recent Pr's on the claims issue on the mountain. Moving the government is a much harder feat than moving ore from WEM. We have an administration that is using environmental terrorism on the people to block mining and exploration, farming etc etc ..on our own soil. . Huge roadblock to overcome. I don't think we will be bought out by the end of the year. Some of us believe 2013. Hopefully, the Bush tax cut will be renewed and Obama can claim it as his own tax cut.

The other day, I was listening to a radio talk show, the guest on was one of the ship owners of the TV show, Deadliest Catch. Their biggest fear isn't being capsized by the huge wave or someone falling overboard. Their biggest fear was the government.

Ronald Reagan quote, " The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.