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Cattle Guards
For those of you who have never traveled to the great West or
Southwest,
cattle guards are horizontal steel rails placed at fence openings, in
dug-out places in the roads adjacent to highways (sometimes across
highways), to prevent cattle from crossing. For some reason the bovines
will not step on the guards, probably because they fear getting their
feet
caught between the rails. I need to make that clear in order for
everyone
to appreciate the following TRUE story.
While in office, President Clinton received a report that there
were
over 100,000 cattle guards in Colorado. Because Colorado ranchers
protested
his proposed changes in grazing policies, he ordered Secretary of
Interior
Bruce Babbitt to fire half of the guards immediately. Before Babbitt
could
respond, and presumably straighten him out, Colorado's Congress-woman
Pat
Schroeder intervened with a request that before any were fired, they be
given six months of retraining. (and we PAY these people)
2010 Versions:
AND THESE PEOPLE ARE RUNNING THE
COUNTRY??
For those who have never traveled to
the great West, cattle guards are horizontal steel rails placed at fence
openings on highways to prevent cattle from crossing. For some reason
the bovines will not step on the guards, probably because they fear
getting their feet caught between the rails. We need to make that clear
in order for everyone to appreciate the following story.
President Obama received a report that
there were over 100,000 cattle guards in Colorado. Because Colorado
ranchers protested his proposed changes in grazing policies; he ordered
Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar to fire half of the guards
immediately.
Before Salazar could respond, and
presumably straighten him out, California's congresswoman Nancy Pelosi
intervened with a request that before any were fired they be given six
months of retraining.
A few months ago, President Obama received a report
that there were over 100,000 cattle guards in Colorado Because Colorado
ranchers had protested his proposed changes in grazing policies, he
ordered the Secretary of the Interior to fire half of the guards
immediately.
Before the Interior Secretary could respond and
presumably straighten him out, Vice-President, Joe Biden, intervened
with a request that before any guards were fired, they be given six
months of retraining.
Passed on to you without further comment....
A few months ago, President Obama
received a report that there were over 100,000 cattle guards in Colorado
. Because Colorado ranchers had protested his proposed changes in
grazing policies, he ordered the Secretary of the Interior to fire half
of the guards immediately.
Before the Interior Secretary could
respond ... and presumably straighten him out ... Vice-President Joe
Biden intervened with a request that before any guards were fired, they
be given six months of retraining. After a request from Barney Frank,
Nancy Pelosi appointed a commission to study what effect the methane gas
emitted by the cattle had on the health of the guards. Senator Chris
Dodd's committee initiated a study to see if the guards have had the
opportunity for low-interest housing loans ... and will make sure the
interest is forgiven for those losing their jobs. Harry Reid had a bill
introduced that will make sure the terminated guards have health care
for life, for themselves and their families. (Including the children,
until they reach age 65).
(The media hasn't covered this, yet, because they are still covering Joe
Biden's use of the "F-word" when the mikes were open.)
