I think the poster HAS her/his priorities "straight".
They were unwilling to shoot looters, rapists and murderers, but blasting Fido is apparently O.K. with them.
Well, its not O.K. with me.
Some of the responses to this post exemplify why Conservatives get a bad rap as being heartless.
"Some of the responses to this post exemplify why Conservatives get a bad rap as being heartless."
Precisely!
Why don't conservatives have anything analogous to "animal welfare" or "environmental" groups?
I'm so far right it's ridiculous *but* I also have a deep, abiding and ingrained love of the land, nature and critters.
I *used* to be a Democrat but the -rest- of their ideology sickened me and I switched to Republican.
How many more 'borderline' Dems would do the same if they knew they had a viable, compassionate alternative?
A woman I know is fanatically anti-abortion and very socially conservative yet she sticks with the Dems because *they* are the only people who ever gave any support to her "no kill" shelter efforts.
Just about everyone I meet automatically assumes I'm a Dem because of how I "look" and how I treat animals and the earth with respect.
[Frankly, I'm tired of being insulted by those assumptions]...:))