Roger That

By Zamboni

One of the Christmas presents we cats received this year was something that the late Senator Robert Byrd carried at all times: a pocket-sized copy of the US Constitution. We would like to lend it to President Obama, so he can lay his hand upon it at this month's swearing in.

Whoops, well, never mind. We know instead that the President will be sworn in on the Lincoln Bible and a Bible that once belonged to Martin Luther King. While we appreciate the symbolism, we wish that religious tomes were not involved in public-office oath taking at all. In fact, on that note it's deja vu for us, all over again.

Why is this on our minds? Because "the Reverend Louie Giglio," who has preached against "the aggressive gay agenda" to his flock in Atlanta, was inexplicably asked to give the inaugural benediction — and he's since withdrawn after his antigay sermons were, um, outed by liberal websites. Guess we've made real progress since Rick Warren appeared in 2009.

While we cats were kinda looking forward to seeing if Giglio would be seated next to the gay Cuban-American inaugural poet, we won't miss his presence at the benediction. And if the President insists on having one delivered, we suggest this guy.