Hey, don't get me wrong--I think the bail-out thing is nuts too. He's just courting the beef lobby. But it could have been avoided. This is all about greed. Ruminant feeding is a detestable practice that has persisted despite attempts to have it outlawed, due to the huge power the industry has long wielded in Washington.
Buy your meat from local producers. And read Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation.
