Diplomacy Is Not a Toga Party

By Sniffles

We cats joined friends for a post-election, happy-hour celebration last night. (Yes, cats are allowed in bars. Certain, special bars.)

We agreed that among all the abuses and outrages committed by George W. Bush — suspension of habeas corpus, spying on Americans, the politicization of the Justice Department, the failure of Katrina, governmental intrusion in our private lives, appointing two bimbos to the Supreme Court, steamrolling Congress, the denial of science, a pre-emptive invasion of a country that did not threaten us, and the unnecessary deaths of nearly 4,200 American soldiers (not to mention tens of thousands of Iraqis) — one of the worst things Bush ever did was this.

Trying to give German Chancellor Angela Merkel a shoulder massage.

For those of you amused by drunken, frat-boy humor (and we can't imagine that if you are, you read this blog): Can you picture President-elect Barack Obama doing crap like this?

We thought not. Senator Obama is dignified, classy, cool. Oh, yes, and mature.

Our only question tonight is this: It's a little over two months until Inauguration Day. Can we last?