Let Them Not Eat Horse

The only significance of this story is the hypocracy involved. Well, that is unless you are very pro-horse.

I don't really want to eat a horseburger. Truly, I don't. I'll also pass on horse steak, horse barbeque and deep-fried horse nuggets.

But at the same time, I'm not losing any sleep over the people in Europe and Japan who do want to eat horseburgers — and I can only wonder why the Republican Congress is determined to stop them.

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One of the first things the House did after the summer recess was a pass a bill outlawing the transportation and sale of horses for human consumption. There are three firms in the United States that currently engage in this business. This legislation would probably shut them down.

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