<p>So I think I should mail him our spare cat. To help out, fill in in void. </p>
<p>Seriously, though, since none of the candidates are particularly inspiring, I think voters should elect the pets, not the people. According to popular opinion we couldn’t possibly much worse off considering the current occupant of the WH. </p>
<p>There’s some interesting choices available - far more interesting than the pet owners. For example, Obama owns no pets at all - I think that’s a very serious character flaw, and he should withdraw his candidacy - immediately. Or as an alternative someone should send him, like, goldfish, or a small turtle, for starters. BUT - McCain owns 22 pets - that’s like 100 I mean 22 times worse. Anyone who owns 22 of anything (unless it’s a herd, being raised for commercial purposes) needs serious help. So McCain should not only withdraw his candidacy, he should fly over to Iraq, help out a bit, as, 22 pets = far too much time on his hands. </p>
<p>Here’s the rest of the ballot whoops I meant roster:</p>
<p>Labs seem very popular with candidates. Very nice dog. </p>
<p>McCain’s 22 pets include lots of tropical fish, so it’s not like he’s a cat-lady or anything. On the other hand, I do wonder how his cat, ferret, and turtles get along. I can’t imagine any of my former cats tolerating a ferret, or allowing a turtle to survive. The ferret is the deal breaker for me. I do NOT want a ferret in the White House.</p>
<p>People are always asking me the breed of my (very attractive) dog, and my standard answer is “She’s a coalition of the willing.”</p>
<p>LOL @ JHS, what’s wrong with a ferret in the WH? It’d at least be a trade up from the archosaur in residence for the past eight years (according to popular opinion), no?</p>
<p>Hee hee, cross post, Weenie beat me to it. </p>
<p>Zoosermom, me either. Last night I got soooooooooo annoyed when he inserted the phrase “my friends” into EVERY statement. I wanted to scream at the TV, when did we become friends??? I was trying really, really hard to keep an open mind, but the “my friends” thing just drove me insane…perhaps he views the American voting audience as, well, pets…</p>
<p>“Zoosermom, me either. Last night I got soooooooooo annoyed when he inserted the phrase “my friends” into EVERY statement. I wanted to scream at the TV, when did we become friends??? I was trying really, really hard to keep an open mind, but the “my friends” thing just drove me insane…perhaps he views the American voting audience as, well, pets…”</p>
<p>I was screaming at the TV “you’re not my friend, you sanctimonious pig.” But I thought the Rudy thing was hilarious.</p>
<p>Wow! I may disagree with McCain on some things, but I would never in a million years call him a pig. To me, if there was a Hall of Fame for American citizens, he would get in on the first ballot. What he went through in Vietnam and how he handled it during his captivity and then forgave his captors alone qualifies him as a one-in-a-million type of person. </p>
<p>I also admire his willingness to make a stand based on his beliefs - even though the politically expedient thing to do would be to take the easy path. Unfortunately some of these views make it impossible for me to vote for him in the primary. However, if he were to win the nomination, I would enthusiastically support him over any of the Democratic nominees.</p>
<p>"Wow! I may disagree with McCain on some things, but I would never in a million years call him a pig. "</p>
<p>You’re right, that was a poor choice of words, but I think his words with regard to the immigration monstrosity has been less than honorable. However, I can’t imagine supporting him enthusiasticallyunder any circumstances. I agree that his support of the bill is based upon principle, but my principles are so completely opposed to his thatvoting for him would likely be impossible.</p>
<p>“but my principles are so completely opposed to his thatvoting for him would likely be impossible.”</p>
<p>You mean that if he were up against any of the Dems who had the same (or even more liberal) views as McCain on illegal immigration that you would withhold your vote from McCain to punish him? Even though by doing so you might end up with someone who is radically different than your views on all aspects? That just doesn’t make any sense.</p>
<p>“You mean that if he were up against any of the Dems who had the same (or even more liberal) views as McCain on illegal immigration that you would withhold your vote from McCain to punish him? Even though by doing so you might end up with someone who is radically different than your views on all aspects? That just doesn’t make any sense.”</p>
<p>I understand your point, but my vote doesn’t have to make sense to anyone but me. If the immigration bill fails, I might vote for him against HIillary in the general election, but I’m not thinking that far ahead. I think he’ll lose in the primary, and that’s what I was referring to. I would possibly (likely?) withhold my vote if he were the candidate because I disagree with him on so many things, that it’s not that different from a democrat for me.</p>
<p>OMG - I’m laughing so hard, conyat, the tape is just simply hysterical, thanks so much for posting that; it’s the funniest thing I’ve heard in days…he actually did say that too lololol</p>
<p>I’m wondering how he’ll make it in the Oval Office - can you just hear him pontificating at, say, Putin? I can hear it now “…this sick, twisted, excessive concern you have just because we pointed nuclear missiles at your country…you need a psychologist” rotfl, I think we need to elect this guy, just so I can laugh this hard for four years straight.</p>
<p>If I had a webcam, I wouldn’t use it with you, so let’s leave the size of my guns out of it. :)</p>
<p>The ferret thing is highly relevent to the thread, since LTS posted that one of his rivals owns a ferret. </p>
<p>If you don’t like me bringing up the tape because it makes your cafeteria Catholic sound like a deranged authoritarian, too bad. I’m sure it won’t be the first or last time he sounds that way.</p>
<p>It’s just that it’s sooooo funny - it’s just simply hilarious. But I’m sure if we drill really, really hard, surely we can come up with a tape of say, Hillary screaming at kittens…</p>
<p>I was going to vote for Romney, until I heard that tape - now, I want Rudy in the WH. Forget about silly little stuff like Iraq, immigration, health care, national security blah blah blah, that’s all just so much white noise. </p>
<p>What America needs is a very determined, visible, vocal anti-ferret president - this country NEEDS a president who can sit in the Oval Office and go OFF on people about ferret obsessions, rotlf…</p>
<p>You have to wonder what it is about ferrets that just gets to him so much? Or if that reaction would have been triggered by any topic where someone disagreed with him?</p>
<p>My mother has a friend who loathes trees. Just hates them. Thinks anyone who plants them should be locked up. So I could picture her on a rant like that with the Arbor Society. But normally, she’s a very nice, sweet, elderly lady.</p>
<p>ETA: And LTS, I loved the Putin thing. I bet you could flesh that out a little and sell it as a bit to one of the late night comics.</p>