Socks the Cat returns to the spotlight

At long last, celebrity first cat "Socks" has returned to the headlines. Astute reporting from across the pond has revealed that upon President Clinton's exit from the White House, the decision on who was going to take Socks the cat didn't wind up in front of any family court judge, but rather, to "Betty Currie, Bill Clinton's personal secretary, who also had an embarrassing clean-up role in the saga of his relationship with the intern Monica Lewinsky." Well, the whole thing reeks worse than a litter box.

First, how can someone who can't even take care of a cat run for office? I mean, give me a break. The President should be able to juggle Monday Night Football with taking the garbage out or cleaning up after his/her pet like everyone else. Second, it is obvious that her ability to take care of animals isn't just limited to the cat. The article also reports that Buddy the dog got run over once he was taken outside the gate on 1600 Pennsylvania Ave (well, a little bit of time passed, but you get my point). If taking care of animals is any indication of her ability to take care of her constituents, then our country is in bigger trouble than England believes, right??

All kidding aside, it's amazing that this story even made headlines. In fact, it's sad. This election isn't going to be about a woman, or a Mormon, or a minority, or even about a Delawarean attempting to run for office. It's bad enough that with still over a year to go until the clock to replace the president restarts, the news is filled with Tonight-Show type bits that mock a candidate for how they treat their pets.

Britain's subtle knock about how Senator Clinton has handled some of her personal affairs shows the type of respect that our country is getting nowadays. Will she able to overcome all this if she is elected? Even if she is, her victory would ensure for four more years of these catty stories. Personally, while I believe that a woman could run this country just as well as anyone else, I just don't think that Clinton is going to be this country's first woman president. To me, she just polarizes too many people. The Socks the cat story is a good example.

Whoever wins will have to figure out how to return this country to the forefront of the world economy. The winner will also need to start mending fences between the US and everyone else who has started to shift sides toward this reportedly anti-cat environment. And if the winning candidate can make my dollar a little stronger along the way, that would be great also. I would rather not have to start trading in euros; our funny money is quite enough.

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