Conflicted Republican

While reading With Water Precious, Thirsty Colorado Does Battle Over Ownership of Rain I couldn't help wondering about State Senator Jerry Sonnenberg, Republican from the farming and ranching town Sterling, Colorado calling rain barrels a means of stealing.  Jerry as a western Republican betrays his Goldwater heritage by picking on the water that falls on a home owner's roof as being public property! No doubt he is normally against intrusive government and rails against Washington edicts ad nauseam. His hypocrisy needs railing into.