RollCall: The Senate had a productive end to the week.
The chamber unanimously passed bipartisan legislation designating the American bison as the country’s national mammal. “The bison, like the bald eagle, has for many years been a symbol of America for its strength, endurance and dignity, reflecting the pioneer spirit of our country,” North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven said in a statement Friday.
New Mexico Democrat Martin Heinrich joined Hoeven in sponsoring the legislation, and in championing its passage on Thursday, he heralded the bison’s importance to Native Americans. more
Lord what were they waiting for?
Oh, darn. Does this mean no more bison burgers?
I’ll sleep better tonight knowing that.
Here in Texas we call ’em buffalo burgers.
A bison is what an Englishman washes his hands in.
😉
Obama will veto the bill and demand that “Moose” be the national large scale mammal. That or Big Foot.
In the meantime, the Official Washington State Embarrassment continues to be the entire Mariners’ pitching staff…
November 1 is now National Bison Day. in the US of A. A National Asshole Day wouldn’t be a bad thing either. Make it a National holiday. FFS!
Gosh we’re all really impressed down here.
That’s okay, I like fowl better. Spotted Owl and CA Condors are excellent when properly prepared with ‘liberal’ side dishes of Sage Grouse.
Don’t forget the snail darter Hors d’oeuvres!
Crispy fried wrapped in bacon. Yum!
I noticed Spotted owl and CA condor both taste like Bald Eagle.
There is already a National Bison Range in Montana (established in the early 1900’s by Teddy Roosevelt and maintained by the Natl. Park Service) just outside of the tiny town of Dixon, Mt. I stop there on my way home from Kalispell to take a nap before heading home. There also was a small restaurant there that served buffalo burgers but they closed down because of lack of business after 15 years at the end of the summer.
For me, Bald Eagle has always a bit ‘strong.’ I prefer the subtlety of Delta Smelt to balance the meal out, especially if I wasn’t able to run over any Sage Grouse. 😉
I would have voted for the brown rat because it is an invasive species and multiplies like crazy.
I’m with Claudia; does this mean buffalo chips will be treated like Bald Eagle feathers as in pick one up and go jail?
Male bison are also known to engage is frequent homosexual activity, so I’m sure they took that into consideration. Can a NQTBA (National Queer and Transgendered Bison of America) be far behind?
hey! I raise the fuckers….got 100+. Trust me if you want buffalo chips i’ll give you a dump truck load for free, but you have to pick them up. I step in it, but I don’t pick it up
Brown rat is good, but my vote would have to go to the vampire pig. Specifically, the vampire pig of color.
Who knew there were queer buffalo? And don’t mention behind in the same sentence as above. Does queer buffalo meat taste funny?
Can we stop with the food comments already?
This reminds me of the first scene of “1776.”
But who is John Adams in 2015?
that is about the stupidest comment i ever read….trust me…..there is no ‘frequent’ homosexual activity.
there is no homo activity…..jeeez
I thought the National Mammal was the sasquatch?
I wish they would unanimously agree to impeach the disaster living in the White House. I’m glad they got that pesky national mammal problem solved. Why do we pay these retards?
Google ‘homosexual bison’ and see whst you get,. You’re welcome.
No, but clown meat does.
; D
I thought “bison” and “buffalo” were slang for “negro.”