Tidbits and Cat Treats, 3.0

By Baxter

It's been a busy Monday, but here are a few quick feline reflections on the latest news.

We cats send our best wishes to the owner of the Super-Bowl-champion Pittsburgh Steelers, but not because we love football (although we have to admit it was an exciting game). It's because he endorsed President Obama last year.

Speaking of the Super Bowl, and Jennifer Hudson's repugnant rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner," we'd just like to say, Can we stop? Please? We are not only sick of overwrought voices, we'd really like people to stop performing the National Anthem as if it were a song.

We didn't care about Michael Phelps when he was winning all those medals, and we don't care that he was caught smoking marijuana now.

The Mormon Church needs to lose its tax-exemption immediately. Or at the very least, Prop 8 in California should be repealed.

While we'd really love to stick it to the Republicans by taking away their New Hampshire Senate seat today, we realize that President Obama is a better person than we are. So we take the long view on the expected Judd Gregg Commerce nomination. If Governor Lynch appoints a caretaker, in 2010 it will be much more difficult for a non-incumbent GOP Senate candidate to raise money in a state that's been turning ever-more-blue in recent years. Plus, the RNC gets a whole new headache: A non-incumbent race they didn't plan for, money-wise or otherwise. Are you listening, Michael Steele?

As for the poll revealing that most Republicans want the party to be more like that nutcase from Alaska? We cats say, Go, GOP, Go!

Time for a nap.

UPDATE: Tom Daschle needs to get new glasses.