Not to get political, but there are a few problems in the country that have nothing to do with horse meat. Yet, one of the first things the Republican-led U.S. House did when it came back into session was to prohibit the slaughter of horses.
An unusual angle is that foreign-owned companies with U.S.-based plants were the ones who wanted the horse meat.
The anti-horse-meat side has bought full-page ads in The New York Times and USA Today. Celebrities highlighting the issue include Paul McCartney, Clint Eastwood, Billy Bob Thornton, Willie Nelson, Morgan Fairchild, Morgan Freeman, Boone Pickens, and Kinky Friedman.
I haven't had horse, nor am I planning to do so anytime soon. Then again, if we can eat Bambi, why not Mister Ed?
But seriously, I need more information before I decide whether this is a good thing. Do we have too many horses? Are the "eating kind" of no major use (other than aesthetics, of course) to us?
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) has said he isn't sure the Senate will take up the ban before recessing for the November elections.