Having tucked my almanac safely out of sight, I'd like to take a look at the Mad Cow Scare. For those of you who've been in hibernation, a cow was discovered to have mad cow disease shortly before Christmas. This was followed by the expected bans of US imported beef by some countries. The cow was traced back to Canada and some 10,000 pounds of beef was recalled. It was found that the cow predated a feed ban now in place that forbids feeding cows with brain and other tissues from slaughtered cows.
The outbreak has led to some needed changes to further protect the food supply.
But i believe many Democrats have gone too far in their zeal to find something they can "pin" Bush with. Kerry's five point plan has one good point, the one that the USDA has implemented. Dean calls for more testing a measure which although he has not checked out yet, says if it costs an average of three cents per pound ought to be done.
Let's get a grip. It was ONE cow. It has been traced. Meat has been recalled. Investigations are continuing. Remedies are being implemented. Let's take a deep breath and have a steak!
Posted by Dean
at 10:14 PM CST
