By Sniffles
We cats are not unreserved fans of The Washington Post's Richard Cohen, but despite his gratuitous swipe at the sound of felines screeching, we think his column today is spot on.
Mr. Cohen reminds us that Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States — who never told the country a lie (and who was punished mightily for it at the ballot box) — was right about the energy crisis. Thirty years ago, President Carter warned us to conserve. But we would rather listen to the sunny, empty promises of Ronald "What me, worry?" Reagan. Republicans have been running on that irresponsible attitude ever since.
Our only quibble with Mr. Cohen is that he neglected to point out that while Mr. Carter installed solar panels on the roof of the White House, Mr. Reagan ripped them out almost as soon as he moved in.
Funny how President Carter has turned out to be so right on so many things. For example, here's another important topic, which he addressed in his Nobel Peace Prize lecture in December 2002:
"War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children."
A few months later, George W. Bush invaded Iraq — in a war that was, to say the least, not necessary.
We PURR in the direction of President and Mrs. Carter, who have worked so hard since their Presidency to wage peace, fight disease and build hope.
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