Have we really gotten to the point where no one can say anything without someone else releasing a statement condemning what was just said? Politics is what makes this place great, and frustrating.
The U.S.D.A., sadly, is incapable of telling people (even its own employees) that eating less meat would be beneficial. Even though it is not a trade organization like the N.C.B.A., it is beholden to trade organizations and their political representatives.