Congressman’s prop makes its own point

Published 10:37 pm Friday, June 11, 2010

WASHINGTON — Pork got the goat of a New York congressman, when the farm animal, hauled to Capitol Hill, injured the representative.

The antsy animal was part of a Capitol Hill news conference on Thursday to protest federal mohair subsidies. The goat jabbed its horn into the right hand of Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner, drawing blood.

Weiner spokesman Ben Fishel said the congressman “gave a little blood to help end some of the red ink around the mohair program.”

Associated Press