You have to hand it to Steven Greenhut – he doesn’t miss a beat when it comes to sell-out Republicans. In his latest Orange Punch post he referenced a column by Mark Steyn wherein he “wrote about one of the most absurd pieces of legislation – the Restore Our American Mustangs act (ROAM), which amounts to a massive government spending program ($700 million) to assure that wild horses have plenty of land and are not euthanized. Writes Steyn:”
Under this legislation, no horses or burros could be, ah, terminated, and they would have to be released from their holding pens after six months. To facilitate the release of the tame “wild horse” population, the act adds to their present 33-million acre habitat (that’s bigger than New York State) another 20 million acres – or approximately the size of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont combined. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the total tab at around $700 million.
These horses are NOT indigenous to the United States. “The first Mustangs descended from Iberian horses brought to Mexico and Florida. Most of these horses were of Andalusian, Arabian and Barb ancestry. Some of these horses escaped or were stolen by Native Americans, and rapidly spread throughout western North America,” according to Wikipedia.
That’s right. These horses are illegal Mexican immigrants. And Royce and Campbell just ponied up $700 million to take care of them. The darn Republicans hate on Mexicans but unload the piggy bank for their runaway horses.
So much for Royce and Campbell being conservatives… They should have voted to sell the extra horses for meat.
Horse meat “is slightly sweet, tender, low in fat, and high in protein. For the majority of mankind’s early existence wild horses were hunted as a source of protein. It is a major meat in only a few countries, notably Central Asia, but it forms a significant part of the culinary traditions of many others, from Europe to South America to China. The top eight countries consume about 4.7 million horses a year,” according to Wikipedia.
now your are comparing horses as to illegals YOU HAVE JUMPED THE SHARK IN WACKY PEDROZA WORLD .
OH BY THE WAY HOW MANY SILLY BILLS DID THE DEMS TRY AND PASS IN THEIR BILLS WOULD YOU CARE TO POINT THAT OUT FOR US . oh i forgot again your a democrat YOU ONLY PICK ON REPS . I think i have another wild guess as to why you chose to pick these two out . could it be that they are leading republicans in the war vs ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION . something you support .
#1,
These horses are not native to this country. They were brought here by the Spanish – precursors to my Mexican ancestors. Clearly these are illegal immigrant horses.
And Royce and Campbell just voted to bail them out to the tun of $700 million dollars.
Nice.
#2,
Get a clue. It is never a surprise when Democrats waste money. But Royce and Campbell are SUPPOSED to be conservatives.
Why aren’t you mad at them for wasting money during a Depression in this manner? If anything the horses should be shot and fed to the poor.
Shoot the illegals. Only out of the mouth of Pedroza. LOL
And the horses brought to America were brought to Florida in 1512. They were roaming when there was still nothing but indians north and south. More bad history A.P. Still illegals. But proving a long known point by everyone but Pedroza, half of all illegals are NOT mexican. Sorry Amigo, no solidarity here.
la chingada! Hilarious, but un chuntara!
#5,
And who brought those horses here? That’s right the Spanish – the precursors to the Mexicans. Shoot the horses and feed the masses!
I should not be surprised to find you covering up for more bad Republicans. You guys sure know how to circle the wagons. What the Hell does your lame dying party stand for anymore?
Criminy, can Art be any bigger a suck up to Greenhut? This man-crush has gotten disturbing.
i cant belive this craks me up pedroza fighting over horses haaaaaa . and what does your tax n spend ,run your country into b/k stand for art . oh i forgot your a dts
#8,
No. I am a Libertarian. We like horse burgers!
#7,
So you are OK with Campbell and Royce wasting your money on these horses?
You must be Jerbal. Are you still Campbell’s paid twit? Does he also pay you to come over here and be a blog troll?
A stupid argument to create clicks.
Fiala,
Yes, your fellow Czechs do eat horses. I don’t know if they make clicking sounds when they are chomping on wild mustangs…but I am sure they engage in stupid arguments during their horsey meals…
Pho meat?
Art: This might be one of the funniest posts you have written yet, even though I disagree with you! Both Mr. Freedom and you are right: According to Deanne Stillman’s excellent book Mustang (which talks about this issue), wild horses in the United States came from the Spaniards who largely got vanquished in Florida, and from horses who escaped the Spaniards in Mexico. Either way, they were both illegal immigrants!
Gustavo,
Thank you – my tongue was firmly planted in my cheek as I wrote this one!
For most Americans the very thought of eating horses is, er, hard to swallow. But for some reasons Euros are OK with it.
Native Americans practically worshiped horses – but they ate them too. Remember that natives in America had only two domestic animals – turkeys and dogs. The arrival of horses changed everything.
As bad as the thought of eating horses is, there are still many cultures, including most of Asian, that are OK with eating doggies. To me that is even worse but Native Americans did that too. What choice did they have?
The problem here in the U.S. is that these wild horses have no natural predators. And apparently they breed like crazy. So what to do with all the horses?
Selling them for food is the easiest option!
Funny that the Republicans are all heart when it comes to a bunch of wild animals but totally heartless when it comes to people. Matt “Jerbal” Cunningham wrote a post this week ripping the Santa Ana City Council for voting to support the Dream Act. But he is a paid twit for John Campbell so presumably Jerbal loves the bailout for the ponies too!
Maybe it is just me but shouldn’t people come before animals?
art and dream act again . keep dreaming that makes sense illegals get a tution break when citizens have to pay
wow illegal horses breeding like crazy has a similar ring to it . since these horses are illegal this now qualifies them for the dream act . wich would put them in a top stable ahead of the other horses . making the owners of the stable pay for their food , and their training and then they will have little horses making them permanent and when we try to remove the little horses we will be called racist for breaking up the family .
#17,
Well, I will grant you that these horses are likely smarter than you and would do better in school than you did.
The wild horses are like the feral cats on Catalina. The featherheaded romantics go protection it despite the obvious ecological degradation caused by these creatures. This bill and its supporters are sure not environmentalists. Maybe they figure it’s just an easy vote.
BTW, Art, thanks for using that image. I always like looking at Franz Mark’s horsies.
the horses did better than me art because of the dream act i was put in front of people who deserved to be there . why dont you support me i came here as a illegal i want my entitlements cmon art you support illegals help me .
True about the horses. Having just spent the summer on a ranch, the mustangs cannot be allowed to graze with abandon or you end up with nothing but sun baked dirt.
The problem is, Art is a strong advocate of non-government on the one hand, but an advocate of government intervention in the same breath. Why not keep the government out altogether? It always costs the government more than individuals doing it themselves.
More hypocrisy from Pedroza:
This bill would have never made it out of Democrat committee had it not contained a generous provision to provide the wild horses with “enhanced contraception”. Will Pelosi be putting them on each stallion?
The bill was introduced by a Democrat from West Virginia, and could never have gotten a floor vote unless Democrats were all for it.
The Republican Committee on Natural Resources opposed this Democrat bill.
That said, the Orange County Repubs who voted for this should be held accountable. Just dont forget which party “owns” this bill and who has to sign it into law.
Why dont you quit advocating voting for your under-indictment party while pretending to be libertarian Art?
Sincerely
The TRUE libertarian
#21,
Members of both parties voted for this bill so both the Reeps and the Dems own it.
No Libertarians voted for it – and guess what? Loretta Sanchez was against it too. Looks like she is more conservative than Royce and Campbell.
So did Rohrabacher. Now you agree with him too…
HAAAAAAA SANCHEZ MORE CONSERVATIVE THAN ROYCE /CAMPBELL . NOW THATS A GOOD ONE
“Either way, they were both illegal immigrants”…. you are correct Arellano.
If you believe that the Mexicans are equal to horses as Dr. Lomeli believe that everybody are equal since it is possible to have a sex with horses and marry them.
You would know that the issue of legality is moot by way of the birth. See 14th amendment Mr. intellectual.