The U.S. government has no greater capacity to trace a 'mad cow' back to its origins or answer crucial questions about its origins than it did on Dec. 23, 2003.

There is no progress if you don't have the government pushing the industry to improve.

is like the mad cow calling the herd rabid.

Nobody died, but 31 people ... got sick from eating this product, and I can tell you, not one of them thought that it was their best day on earth. This is not just a bellyache.

There is no public health risk here. But I do believe there is a serious threat to the public's trust in the government.

When the immediate reaction is 'yuck,' boy, you better watch out putting that in the food supply.