January 7, 2005
Cat Power
Why is it strange that hardboiled D.C. Councilman David Catania is cuddling with his cat in the Post this morning?
Perhaps it's because one usually pictures politicians as dog people. Many a Hill vet (as in veteran, silly) will tell you stories about members bringing their dogs into work, most notably Sen. Ted Kennedy, who has a yappy little thing trail him on occasion. The obvious exception to this rule is Bill Clinton, who had both a cat and a dog, but as everyone knows, he played the fence on just about every issue he could.
But while politicians may enjoy stumping at the state fair with their dog at their side (something a cat would never do), there is probably some sort of distniction to be made between dog and cat voters. I'm sure David Brooks would be delighted to inform us of how Americans can be divided cleanly between "dog people" and "cat people" even if they don't have actual dogs or cats, and how the faction associated with Democrats is either clueless or in decline.
Personally, I think Bushism is most closely related to cat behavior: The Prez that loves sending people into harm's way but stayed stateside because of his connections has common cause with the housepet that loves fish but hates getting wet.
Posted by rj3 at January 7, 2005 12:25 PM
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I wonder what kind of pets Carol Schwartz has...
Posted by: chrisafer at January 7, 2005 1:42 PM
I think it's sitting on her head.
Posted by: rj3 at January 7, 2005 1:43 PM