[Columbine]

Thank you for posting this.

I'm sorry so many conservatives in this thread are so ugly in their minds and hearts.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

I'm sorry so many conservatives in this thread are so ugly in their minds and hearts.

I won't assume everyone who criticized or mocked the article is a conservative, but there should be enough room in any heart to care about unborn babies and people in general and still feel sadness for Barbaro's death.

[Russ]

It isn't ugliness. I'm just bewildered that the NYT and others in the MSM seem to be mourning the horse's passing more deeply than they did Terry Schiavo.

[Wolfstar]

I'm sorry so many conservatives on this thread are so ugly in their hearts and minds.

It isn't just on this thread, nor is it confined to discussions of the Dems/Left. Seems to be ingrained.

[teenyelliott]

There are always jerks who come on threads like this, who think it is funny or macho or something to make jokes about the pain, suffering and death of animals, and to make fun of the people who love them.

Animals are innocents, whose only choice is to trust in their caregivers to take care of them. That is the difference when talking about the passing of humans vs. animals. Humans make their own decisions. Animals depend on us.

Always sad when someone you love passes, no matter what their species.

And I have no use for people who make light of any kind of suffering.