In keeping with Thanksgiving traditions, two turkeys were donated to the White House. And, in keeping with White House traditions, the turkeys were granted pardons and then shipped to some zoo to live out the rest of their lives.

Actually, when I heard that the President had pardoned two turkeys, I wondered if Kwame Kilpatrick, Michigan’s most famous Irishman, was one of them.

But stop and think about it. What else are they going to do with two turkeys? If they decided to eat the birds, every animal rights activist would be up in arms. Besides, with the size of those birds, they would be eating turkey for the next six weeks.

I suppose they could keep them as pets but given the fact that they are given two every year, the White House would soon be over run with turkeys. In actuality, some one at some time should put a stop to this tradition. But, it is a photo opt so it will continue until something bad happens.