Today is Thanksgiving. Are we thankful for our nine lives, for being Democrats, for being cats? Absolutely. But this Turkey Day, there are definitely some things that we feel no gratitude for. Here are a few.
We cats are not thankful for the farce that took place in Ferguson, Missouri, this week. So many things trouble us about the Michael Brown shooting that we don't know where to start, but this is probably the most eloquent summation we've seen yet.
Meanwhile, the police officer has been waltzing around free as air, milking his moment in the sun and giving interviews to the world. This is repugnant. We cats suggest that he do what he did right after the shooting: Vanish.
We cats are not thankful that former Attorney General Janet Reno recently lost another member of her family.
We cats are not thankful that the only Republican we ever kinda had a crush on got dumped from the Cabinet. And who's going to get confirmed as anything on Capitol Hill these days?
We cats are not thankful that journalists are so easily cowed and never ask what they should and faithfully toe the Republican line on so much stuff (example: "Bobby Jindal is a clever policy wonk"). But if we're going to be fair, we are thankful that every now and then, somebody in the media notices.
And while we're not thankful that Ruth Bader Ginsburg had to have stent surgery this week, we're relieved that she's out of the hospital and expected to be back at work on Monday.
So, okay... pass the drumsticks. Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!
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