Shoes & Socks

By Zamboni

Two quick thoughts this morning.

First, everyone's having a really good time punning on the Iraqi Flying Shoes, and we cats are no exception. But we haven't seen a lot of serious discussion of what a grave insult shoe-hurling is in the Arab world, and how NOT funny it is that it happened to an American President. What a tremendous failure George W. Bush is, and what an extraordinary amount of work President-elect Obama will have to repair the damage Bush has done.

Second, on a happier note, we cats are thrilled to learn from today's New York Times that Socks Clinton, the former White House cat, is still alive and at large. Or at least, alive and residing in Betty Currie's suburban Maryland home. Hooray for Socks!