For all of the self-serving pat on the backs that the Republicans give themselves for being “tough” on terrorism, there seems to be a back story to the E. coli spinach disaster that the MSM has missed:

Shouldn’t the protection of our food supply be a part of this new war on terror? Imagine for a moment that somehow a terrorist released a batch of germ cells on spinach, or oranges, or in the cattle feed yards. One would think that the U.S. government has taken great steps to prevent, or at the very least catch, such occurrences.

Apparently that line of thinking is wrong. It seems that the only way the federal government knows that there is a problem with the food chain is when people start dying.  So how is it again that we are safer under this administration? The food chain is still exposed, our sea ports are still largely unchecked, the borders with Mexico and Canada are a joke, the freight carried on airliners is sorely unmonitored. Wow! That leaves only two obvious steps to “protect” the American people: airport passenger screening, and wiretapping on any form of communication which is a clear violation of the Constitution.

So when Congress recovenes this week it will be taking up critical legislation intended to improve the lives of all Americans — doing America’s business if you would. What is that legislation you might ask? Is it improving security at our nation’s ports? Is it dealing with the immigration issue that divides this country? Is it securing a more sound and equitable future for working class through increased minimum wage?

The answer, in all cases, is no. On Thursday of this week Congress will be taking on the issue of slaughtering horses within the United States. According to The Wonkette and Examiner:

So it is that the House of Representatives…will take up a bill on Thursday that would “prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes.”

With all the ills facing this nation I had almost forgotten how important it is that we remember the uncertain future and welfare of the equine. (And just for the record, if this vote passes, that would make the score : Horses/Jack-asses 1, the LGBT community 0)