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Show Sagebrush Rebels have succeeded Gregg said that, "Polltl. clans by the score were anxious to wrap themselves in the flag of regionalism. Eventually we ended up with a sagebrush rebel in the White House." The former director of the Bureau of Land Management says the so -called Sagebrush Rebellion is a political phenomenon. phen-omenon. Frank Gregg, who left tne BLM post when former President Jimmy Carter left office, told those attending a public land law conference in Missoula that sagebrush rebels have "suceeded beyond be-yond their wildest dreams." The movement, which has gained steam in several western states, is aimed at having the states gain control over most remalningfederal land inside their borders. "It's clear the Sagebrush Rebellion has touched a core of resentment about the tremendous tre-mendous role of the federal government in the lives of people," Gregg said. "Out of meetings presumably about the rebellion have come discussions about school busing, theMX missile, mis-sile, abortion and railroad deregulation." |