"How many cows must die?" -- Cali GOP makes tenuous parallel between dead cow, state budget

[Kadie]

"How many cows must die?" -- Cali GOP makes tenuous parallel between dead cow, state budget

It's a stretch, but hey, at least we got a laugh out of the dismal budget situation: The California Republican Party sent out a statement today linking Tuesday's shooting of a pregnant cow at the State Fair to the stalemate over the budget. The back story: the cow was shot by state fair police after she fled; both she and her calf died. The bovine was supposed to give birth in front of fair-goers (maybe that's why she ran.) Anyway, animal rights activists are up in arms about the incident and the "Livestock Nursing" program the cow was to participate in before her untimely death.

Paraphrasing is of no use here, so we'll just let you read the statement:

"Obviously, the stress of state budget uncertainty is taking its toll on these dedicated state employees, from fair management, to state fair police, to the U.C. Davis veterinary director who had to make the fatal decision to tragically down this pregnant cow and her unborn calf. We're not second guessing the call. Considering the circumstances, it may have been the best decision. But it's not fair to force people to make life-and death decisions when they're also coping with the prospect of fewer vacation days or reduced office supplies.

"With the state budget nearly a month overdue, the Democrat legislative leaders are happy to hang out in their own corral, unable to agree even among themselves how to close the state budget gap. This is inexcusable. This is bull. This is a new low for Democrats.

"Is nothing sacred to them anymore, not even cows?"


Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=68906&tsp=1#ixzz0v1JsFXfD

[Leopolds Ghost]

1. I dunno why they're so indifferent to animal suffering -- it's wrong to gun down a stray animal.

Do people think only hard core animal rights groups care?

Didn't Bush blow up frogs as a kid?

[Leopolds Ghost]

2. Then again, innocent civilians get gunned down by authorities at the wrong place/time

And Republicans call it a necessary judgement call, like when making budget decisions

So at least the cow can be comforted that she's not alone.