Written by Andrew Lawrence  Print this  Thursday, 19 July 2007
image for U.S. May Replace Eagle As National Symbol  The fierce,
independent American bald eagle may be replaced as the national
symbol of the United States. The new U.S. symbol? It may be a
chicken.  A Congressional spokesperson stated, "The change to a
chicken would better reflect the U.S. image, from the Vietnam
War to the present. Our government doesn't fight wars to win,
doesn't pass needed legislation, doesn't secure its borders, is
overly concerned with not offending other countries and
cultures, panders to special interests, and spends money like a
drunken sailor. And the chicken would be an excellent
representation of our do-nothing Congress."  The Democratic
controlled Congress may be thinking that the U.S. eagle symbol
is too strong, too majestic, too predatory. They would prefer a
lower profile symbol. Perhaps a chicken.  As a new American
symbol, the chicken is being applauded by the ACLU, left-wing
liberals, U.S. college students an