Mad Cow? What Mad Cow? Canada to Serve Bush Beef

[tuvor]

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The United States has yet to reopen its borders to imports of live Canadian cattle but that won't keep Ottawa from serving beef to U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) at an official dinner this week.

Washington slammed the door in May 2003 after a single case of mad cow disease was found in Canada. This month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (news - web sites) proposed allowing the full resumption of imports but the decision has to be reviewed by the Bush administration's budget office before going into effect.

The president has a chance to make a personal assessment on Tuesday, when beef from the western province of Alberta will be on the menu.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=840&e=8&u=/nm/canada_bush_beef_col

Nothing like Alberta beef!

[regnaD kciN]

1. ...while the rest of the guests will be eating chicken?

:evilgrin:

[tuvor]

3. Of course not. Everyone there, including bush, knows

that banning Canadian beef is just another fear tactic up his sleeve.

[Contrary1]

2. Shrub probably has his own

personal food taster/tester.

[Radio-Active]

5. yes, but what do dioxins taste like?

[northamericancitizen]

4. Many Canadian farmers are on the brinks of bankruptcy because

the civil servants and/or the busco policies. Why is it that the Canadian beef is dangerous for the Americans and perfectly safe for us? For the same reasons that our meds are dangerous? Give me a break!!

[Lisa]

6. they also did this with the PEI potatoes that were barred ...

(served them to him at the Summit of the Americas banquet a while back)

If Bush were smart, he'd also place restrictions on our pastries, ice cream, etc.!

[TrogL]

7. I'm hoping Dubya has a peace offering

Either open the border to beef, drop the tarriff for softwood lumber, or both.

[u4ic]

8. Even if he caught it

who would notice???

[LisaLynne]

9. Heh heh heh.

Yeah, aren't the symptoms, like, loss of motor coordination and stuff? Heh heh heh.