rick perry decides not to eat red meat after all

from a nytimes article on the first "discovered" case of mad cow that originated in the US:

Gov. Rick Perry of Texas issued a statement urging citizens to remain calm and be reassured that they could trust the state's beef.

"I, for one, will continue to eat red meat, and intend to do so later tonight with complete confidence," Mr. Perry said. He later issued a revised statement that dropped the reference to his dinner plans but added that Texas beef was "as safe today as it was yesterday."

I think it's great he bailed on his dinner plans...chicken? (sorry for that one)