So the Romney’s are selfish for keeping a horse?

According to this article, Ann Romney, wife of presidential candidate Mitt Romney, co-owns a horse that competed in the recent summer Olympics.  Mrs. Romney started riding horses after she was diagnosed with MS almost 15 years ago because it helps reduce symptoms of the disease.

Her horse competes in “dressage” events.  For the lay person, that means the horse performs all of these requisite fancy, complicated,  often graceful moves.  The Romney’s have been roundly criticized by “both sides” for engaging in such sport, and by doing so just demonstrate that they are out of touch with the average Joe Sixpack.  Never mind that Barry and his family, who take frequent and very lavish vacations —– at taxpayer expense, naturally —- are never criticized as being selfish or out of touch.  Just verage Americans, they.

I got an email today that addressed this horse topic, giving it a spin that I thought it worth sharing……

So the Romney’s are selfish and out of touch for keeping a horse?

And that horse needs a caretaker (a groom) who has a family to support.

And that horse eats feed that’s sold by someone with a family to support

And that feed is transported in trucks by someone with a family to support

And that feed is manufactured in a factory by people with families to support

And that feed is made from stuff that’s grown by farmers with families to support.

And the horse lives in a barn that was built by construction workers with families to support

And it was made from materials moved by truck drivers with families to support

And the barn materials (support beams, siding, doors, etc.) were made in factories by workers that have families to support.

Sounds to me that the Romney’s horse has done more to put Americans to work than that horse’s a** in the White House.