Sunday Stoopid Political Cat Blogging

Remember Socks, the White House cat during the Clinton administration? Well, the critter's "fate" will become a campaign issue if people like Sarah Baxter, the author of this cat piss at The Times of London, has her way:

"As the 'first pet' of the Clinton era, Socks, the White House cat, allowed 'chilly' Hillary Clinton to show a caring, maternal side as well as bringing joy to her daughter Chelsea. So where is Socks today?

"Once the presidency was over, there was no room for Socks any more. After years of loyal service at the White House, the black and white cat was dumped on 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.

"Some believe the abandoned pet could now come between Hillary Clinton and her ambition to return to the White House as America’s first woman president. . . .

"Clinton’s treatment of Socks cuts to the heart of the questions about her candidacy. Is she too cold and calculating to win the presidency? Or does it signify political invincibility by showing she is willing to deploy every weapon to get what she wants?"

And what about Buddy, the Clinton's chocolate lab, who bought the ranch in 2002 after wandering out onto a road from the family's home in Chappaqua, New York, and getting run over by an SUV? Why didn't Hillary make sure he was tied up or kept in the house?

The questions just keep coming, don't they?