Vote. Vote. Vote.

By Zamboni

We cats need Donald Trump out of our lives. All nine of them.

Although some in Pundit World are positing that Benedict Donald's unhinged performance last night was a nefarious ruse to turn people off and suppress the vote, we expect the exact opposite: Americans realize anew that they want this guy to get permanently lost, and they will turn out in droves to make it happen.

Which is not to say that the Cleveland nightmare wasn't dispiriting. We cats started the evening with a Zoom event featuring Howard Dean, who is campaigning for our Democratic Congressional candidate here in NY-21. Heaven. And then a few hours later, the TV had to go off because Trump's behavior was so — stressful. It's unpleasant to watch an abuser in action. We don't know how Joe Biden was able to stay calm through it all, but it's one of the reasons he'll be a good President.

Here's the deal: The only way we're going to be able to never look at this Trump monster's face or hear his voice again is to vote against him in such large numbers that his dream of contesting the election will be dashed forever. Make your plan to vote. Do it early. If you're voting by mail or absentee, put your ballot in a drop-box instead of mailing it. And if you're voting in person, know what you'll do if Proud Boys or other Trump thugs show up and try to intimidate you. Sadly, after last night, that's something we all have to think about. We cats HISS.

(IMAGE: Meanwhile, Biden is on a whistle-stop tour of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Sometimes it's good to remember that there exists a thing called the Politics Of Joy.)