The New "Macaca"

By Zamboni

Goodness gracious. We cats realize that we've been writing about nothing but the Virginia gubernatorial race. But it's been so entertaining lately that we just can't help ourselves.

Honest! You can't turn your back on the Old Dominion for a second without something wild and wacky happening.

Today, it's the news that the chef accused by Transvaginal Bob McDonnell of stealing food from the Governor's mansion's kitchen — who then got his revenge by alerting authorities to all those pesky gifts to the McDonnells from Jonnie Williams — will plead no contest, pay a fine and be, essentially, off the hook.

Not so for Transvaginal Bob, however. "Giftgate" still lurks menacingly out there, with no clues yet as to whether McDonnell and his greedy, grasping cheerleader wife will be indicted, and get their just deserts. (Or since it's "the chef case," is that spelled "desserts"?)

Meanwhile, on the Cootchy front, more sad news. It seems that Cuccinelli had a rally the other day — attended by 250 people, wow! — at which a Loudon County Republican leader decided it would be a good idea to tell an anti-Semitic joke. (See video, above.)

This kind of thing is always revolting. But it's particularly inappropriate when we've just observed the solemn day of Yom Kippur, and are now hurtling into Sukkot and Simhas Torah. In other words, we're still in the meaty part of the Jewish holidays. But there were no non-Gentiles in the "massive" Cootchy crowd who knew that.

Team Cuccinelli, though, immediately denied knowing the joke teller. You be the judge: This twit from Loudon County not only is his Congressional district's GOP chair — he nominated Cootchy for Governor at their state party convention. We cats HISS.

UPDATE: We cats love this follow-up from the Washington Free Beacon: "The 'leader of the Jewish faith' could not be reached for comment because he or she does not exist."