Congressman Michael Burgess charges the Humane Society shares the blame for biggest beef recall in history. He leveled his charges during a Capitol Hill hearing, saying the animal rights group did not act soon enough.
Okay, granted, my source for this is the New York Times. I wasn’t there. Apparently Andrew Martin was, and I am very glad he was there to hear what Mr. Burgess had to say.
However, doesn’t it sound just like him? Yes, Rep. Burgess is my congressman (and I don’t particularly care for him – just so’s you know).
The Humane Society cooperated with local law enforcement authorities, and its reward is to be attacked by a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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I am getting ahead of myself. Once again – I give you, the New York Times (I added all the emphasis – helps the layout):
WASHINGTON — As the meat industry scrambles to recover from a public-relations disaster over an undercover video of abused cattle, the secretary of agriculture and at least one congressman have picked an unlikely target to share in the blame: the Humane Society of the United States.
You see, according to the story, the Humane Society had the video for four months before it released it. That irked the tender Repiblican, who was only one of two Texas GOP house members to vote for the ban on horse slaughters (probably to get even with the French, but that’s just me).
Tags: 2008 Election, Boy George Bush, Ken Leach, Michael Burgess, Republican Party, Texas
