Happy (turkeyless) Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!

Tomorrow, I will be enjoying corn pie, sweet potato rolls, squash, and vegan pumpkin pie. I have never enjoyed thanksgiving dinner so much as I do now that mine is completely vegan! For some reason, knowing that what I am eating didn't cause suffering and will not cause damage to the earth makes it easier to be thankful.

One thing about Thanksgiving that still gets under my skin is the president's annual turkey pardon. I think it's just plain sick. What crime did this turkey commit that it needs a pardon to avoid execution? If people are so happy to see this turkey being named and saved from death, how can they turn around and rejoice in dining on the dead body of another turkey two days later?

This particular topic leads me to an interesting thought -- what will happen to that tradition if Dennis Kucinich becomes president in 2008 (a girl can hope, can't she)? He already saves a turkey every year on thanksgiving by not eating it; that is one of the great things about veganism, after all. I hope we get the chance to find out!
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