The Humane Society's Legislative Fund gives their very first endorsement for president.

[gatorboy]

https://community.hsus.org/humane/notice-description.tcl?newsletter_id=27497157

Dear Friend,

I wanted to let you know that today, on behalf of the Humane Society Legislative Fund, I announced our endorsement of Barack Obama for President. Please see my blog below for more information, and help spread the word to animal lovers across the country.

Sincerely,


Mike Markarian
President
Humane Society Legislative Fund

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Humane Society Legislative Fund Endorses Obama-Biden

One of the guiding principles of the Humane Society Legislative Fund is that we evaluate candidates based on a single criterion: where they stand on animal protection policies. We don't make decisions based on party affiliation, or any other social issue, or even how many pets they have. We care about their views and actions on the major policy debates relating to animal welfare.

It stirs controversy to get involved in candidate elections. But we believe that candidates for office and current lawmakers must be held accountable, or they will see the animal protection movement as a largely irrelevant political constituency. In order to have good laws, we need good lawmakers, and involvement in elections is an essential strategy for any serious social movement, including our cause.

While we've endorsed hundreds of congressional candidates for election, both Democrats and Republicans, we've never before endorsed a presidential candidate. We have members on the left, in the center, and on the right, and we knew it could be controversial to choose either party's candidate for the top office in the nation. But in an era of sweeping presidential power, we must weigh in on this most important political race in the country. Standing on the sidelines is no longer an option for us.

[Ian David]

1. When can we legalize hunting Republicans from airplanes?

I'm thinking we get the guy from Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom to shoot them with tranquilizer darts so we can examine them and tag them before releasing them back into the wild.