"You're Nothing But a Bunch of Racist Haters"

By Baxter

Republican Congressman Wally Herger of California is getting a lot of deservedly negative press about his approving response to a constituent at a town hall meeting who identified himself as a "proud right-wing terrorist."

What's getting lost in the coverage is the story of another attendee, a woman named Marisa Hewitt. She was so disgusted at the Congressman's and the crowd's behavior that she decamped the meeting — but not before noisily pronouncing judgment on them. And then she got in a scuffle on the way out (for which she may be charged, although she's claiming self-defense).

We cats think that Ms. Hewitt put her finger right on it, frankly. The "town hells," by and large, are not filled with people angry about health care reform. They're filled with people angry that Barack Obama is President.

As we've suggested to these jerks before, the American way to deal with such a situation is to figure out how to win the next Presidential election. In the meantime, though, we'd advise all "town hell" attendees to chill. We felines adore a good cat fight, but you humans are terrible at it.

UPDATE: And John McCain was booed at his town hall meeting today. His crime? Saying that President Obama respects the Constitution. Hoo boy, this is like a bad recurring dream.