Oops, almost thought Steve King was being rational, and then he tried to pin THIS on Obama - this isn’t a Democratic/Republican thing. The overwhelming majority of Democrats are happy meat eaters, myself included. What I love about this site and what I make a point of doing is educating Democrats and Republicans alike that HSUS is not what it claims to be, that its agenda is not what they assume it is, and that if they send it their money, it won’t be spent the way they intend.

Both parties are guilty of either stupidity or greed? But some of Obama’s appointees are scary. Sunstein is possibly the most powerful person in his Regulatory position and he is NOT OUR FRIEND.  Think about that one!

I am sick ‘up to here’ with the partisan finger pointing and name calling in animal legislation issues. Nowayne and Mary Lou are both correct - we all need to stop looking for a partisan motive in everything. There should be no Liberal vs Conservative battle when we are fighting these dangerous laws. As long as we label these laws as one or the other we fall right into the plan to ‘divide and conquer’ that has worked so well for HSUS in the dog fancy and pet breeding areas.

I can tell you from personal experience how dangerous this is. In my legislature recently there were two bad anti-animal owner bills being voted on, and in both House and Senate committees the lawmakers voted straight party lines - all Dems voted ‘yes’ and all Republicans voted ‘no’. I am totally disgusted with that result, because it tells me, among other things, that the lawmakers probably didn’t even read, let alone understand, the bills. Do they even care? Are they aware at all of the ramifications?

Shame on Rep. Steve King and any other lawmakers trying to play politics with the rights of Americans to live with animals, use animal products, eat meat, eggs and cheese, and enjoy sports, competitions, outdoor activities and make a decent living for their families from all these legal pursuits.

The two egregious bills in my legislature died on the floor last week, so the completely non-partisan groups and federations who support farmers, ranchers, dog and cat folks, hunters and fishermen will have some more time to attempt to cut through the political name-calling before the same bills come back through the system next session - as they undoubtedly will. We are ‘modestly celebrating’ the death of these bills, but we must be ready for another battle soon.

I hope HumaneWatch.org can help the knee-jerk political responders to turn down the partisan rhetoric. All liberals and conservatives face the same issues, and we must stick together on this, or HSUS will gain and even stronger foothold in our lives.