I'm not sure I can get through today. I'm worried. In Section A of todays Daily Record, the front page carries a story of Commissioner Chris Reilly having been bitten by a deer tick and contracting Lyme disease.
When you turn the page and zero in on the Nation/World news on page, there it is.
The buzz here is that PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is really, really ticked off at our President. Please sit down folks, and this may not be suitable for young children or the weak of heart. President Obama was being bugged by a divebombing fly, but instead of a fair trial or a catch and release, he killed it. Killed it dead. Family was notified and we assume the fly was laid to rest.
But PETA insists that the next time the President is plagued by an insect, he lets the Katcha Bug Humane Bug Catcher, (which traps a fly to be released outside.) I guess that may be considered a presidential pardon, not sure. If Congress and the House can agree, and IF it could become a non-partisan issue, maybe the President would be allowed to yell "bug off!!"
But here's where the worry sets in. If PETA gets involved in the York County Commissioner tick case, could this be the next controversial lawsuit/trial? Will the offending tick be granted amnesty, be imprisoned in the immigration "wing" of the prison, or will the whole thing be sent to trial, in which case, the public defender's office may be called to duty. (You may laugh, but there was a case years ago, where the PD's office represented a dog.) A jury of its peers?
Could be interesting
Anyway you look at it, with the County's track record, I expect an increase in taxes, and an ordinance demanding humane tick traps.
Our only chance is if no one twitters, interviews on YouTube, or notifies David Letterman. Let's keep this on the "DL."
Here's my final disclaimer on the subject--I understand how devastating and awful Lyme Disease can be, as I have several friends who have been plagued by it. However, this is not about the disease, but rather of the bite this could be for the taxpayers.
