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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (485583)	5/3/2012 4:04:25 PM
From: Bill	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794216

Exactly. It's always about him. And not a peep from NBC, where he said it. Think the MSM would have given Bush a pass if he had said something like that?

To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (485583)	5/3/2012 4:06:25 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Respond to of 794216

This has been talked about here. Looks like the Dead Cow Debacle is going to be resolved with hand saws. I will be hiking in the area this coming July. U.S. NEWS Updated May 2, 2012, 8:58 p.m. ET Frozen Cattle in a Cabin: Quite the 'Cownundrum' By NATHAN KOPPEL The U.S. Forest Service has decided to use hand saws to hack up the icy carcasses of a small herd of cows that wandered into a federal forest this winter and died. That will solve a vexing problem that locals had dubbed the "cownundrum." U.S. Forest Service/Associated Press Six cows froze to death inside an abandoned mining cabin, above, in White River National Forest near Aspen, Colo., sometime this winter. Sometime this winter, six cows froze solid after seeking shelter in an abandoned mining cabin at an altitude of 11,200 feet in White River National Forest, 17 miles from Aspen, Colo. They are believed to be part of a herd of 29 cattle reported missing last fall by a rancher. The Forest Service is concerned that, once the spring thaw arrives, the cows might decompose and pollute the nearby Conundrum Hot Springs, a popular spot for hikers—and skinny-dipping, according to local lore. Another worry is the defrosting cows could become a magnet for predators, posing a risk to people in the area. This week, rangers will hike up to the cabin and dismember the cows, spreading the parts around so that bears and other predators will have an easy time devouring the beef. "Nasty work," Steve Segin, a Forest Service spokesman, conceded, noting that the owner of the cows, whom he would not identify, would lend a hand. The fate of the cows has sparked a lively debate in Colorado. The low-tech option of sawing up the cows was seized upon after a suggestion to airlift the carcasses was considered then rejected. Mechanized equipment is largely barred from wilderness areas. Also ruled out was a proposal to set fire to the cabin, because rangers were concerned they couldn't generate enough heat to burn the cabin down. Yet another suggestion—blasting the cows with explosives—was scotched, because it wouldn't get rid of some other dead cows outside the cabin. After chopping up the cows, rangers will keep the remains away from water supplies and post signs so that hikers know to keep their distance. "It will bring in large predators and carnivores," Mr. Segin said. "It's a free meal." Added Michael Carroll of the Wilderness Society in Colorado: The agency "deserves a lot of credit for weighing all the options and coming up with a solution that works for the wilderness, the local hot springs, hikers and, most of all, central Colorado's bears. Those bears will be getting quite the breakfast buffet after their long hibernation." —Nathan Koppel Write to Nathan Koppel at nathan.koppel@wsj.com