So we've gone from having Catholic bishops scold the 2004 Democratic nominee for President for his support for women's reproductive rights to Pope Francis making a special point of shaking John Kerry's hand before his big speech to Congress today.
And how interesting that Supreme Court Justices Scalia and Alito skipped the Frankie Fest this morning. What's that about?
Because although he was pretty darn clear about the evils of polarization and xeonophobia, Frankie re-impressed us as a guy who really knows how to walk a tightrope. Goodness gracious, both sides on the abortion debate could claim his statement to "defend life at every stage of development" as their own. After all, why have children be born if you're going to cut off every means of support and paths to opportunity once they're in the world? And even his comments on marriage equality could, if you stop and look at them long enough, be taken either way.
But rest assured that we cats are not expecting this Pope — or any Pope — to get progressive on lady parts and gay folks. We're just choosing to overlook all that because if we don't save the planet, there won't be any uteruses or gay marriages to worry about come 2050 or so.
Meanwhile, oh goodness, we hope John Boehner had a handful of handkerchiefs in his breast pocket today. The worst-ever Speaker of the House was a sodden, soggy mess. Vice President Biden, meanwhile, handled everything like a champ. And we're glad that the Notorious RBG had the opportunity to grab another cat nap. That makes us PURR.
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They ARE rabid, aren't they? Check Boehner to see if he's foaming as well as blubbing when he leaves the Capitol for the last time. He may be infected!
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