We cats are optimists, and so even with horrible reports crossing our screens, we always look for the good news. Today, we found some.
First, the Senate has confirmed Shalanda Young, President Biden's nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget. Young is the first African-American woman to serve as OMB Director, and we are totally there for it. The Republicans had a hissy fit over Neera Tanden, only to see Biden replace her with another highly qualified woman of color. HAHAHAHAHAHA.
Russia has also given us a lot of laughs today, by issuing some ridiculous sanctions against Americans. Boy, whoever is in charge over there is really screwing up. First, like so many of these autocrats and Trumpsters, they don't bother to proofread: Someone left the suffix "Junior" off the President's name when they created the list. (White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki had a lot of fun with that.) Then they included private citizens like Hillary Clinton and Hunter Biden. (We don't know what Hunter's reaction was, but Hillary's was classic.) And of course they omitted anyone named Trump — or any Republicans, for that matter. Voters, take note.
Biden also signed into law the recently passed bipartisan funding bill — which includes money for Ukraine, and, by the way, the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Once again, HAHAHAHAHAHA.
Finally, oil prices have fallen. We noticed today that our local gas station's price per gallon had already dropped by about 16 cents. We not only expect but demand that it go lower. In the meantime, if you have some extra cash and are looking for a way to help the people (and animals) of Ukraine, click here and here. Chef José Andrés is a treasure — and kudos to all the European countries who are relaxing their border-crossing regulations to allow Ukrainian refugees to reach safety with their pets. We cats PURR.
No comments:
Post a Comment