Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Obama's Picking of Winners and Losers

We know that Obama likes to pick winners and losers.

This penchant for picking winners and losers and for favored groups against those out of favor now extends to wildlife:

Les Jones notes a Washington Post article that the EPA is now favoring shooting Barred Owls in order to save the more greenie-favored Spotted Owl. Jones wonders what could possibly go wrong with such a policy.

The Spotted Owl, which allegedly tastes like chicken, has the amazing ability of stopping logging anywhere in its habitat. Therefore, as the ne plus ultra specimen of a job-killing Democratic bird species, it must be preserved at all costs.

The Barred Owls should have known better. After all, they were rumored to have contributed to the Republicans in the last election....