We cats are always intrigued by symmetry, so it's fascinating to see that two apparently dissimilar stories have hit at just about the same time: Al Qaeda has taken control of Fallujah, Iraq. And the daughter of the Worst Person Who's Ever Lived (If Indeed He Were a Person) has dropped out of the Wyoming Senate race.
What made us connect the two? Perhaps it was the statement that Liz Cheney issued when she withdrew, in which she said, "As a mother and a patriot, I know that the work of defending freedom and protecting liberty must continue for each generation."
We find that sentence revolting, for a couple of reasons.
Reason #1: In 2003, Liz Cheney's father and his puppet President, the Worst Person Who's Ever Lived, invaded a country that didn't attack us on 9/11, killing about 4,500 American soldiers in the process. Now, a key city in that country has been taken by the terrorist group that actually did attack us on 9/11.
Head-spinning, right? Wait, there's more. Imagine what the right wing would do if, say, Hillary Clinton dropped out of the 2016 Presidential race with a statement that began, "As a mother and a patriot"? Easy: They'd be screaming — SCREAMING — about Benghazi. So why aren't we on the left screaming about Iraq now?
Reason #2: "Each generation"? Pul-leeze, Liz. Do you really want us to talk about your father's five Vietnam draft deferments?)
Wow. Sometimes, the irony is too much even for us cats. Of course, we don't believe for a second that the alleged "Cheney family health crisis" is true. But if it is, wouldn't it be funny if the only possible match for a blood or organ donor is sister Mary? That would make us cats PURR.
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