Spoon-fed politics

You know, humans have perception problems. They don't think clearly like dogs. They get all wrapped up in "rationalizing" so end up in a big pile of mud. And I think the media is feeding that false perception to you humans on a daily basis.

Take the current bunch of political primaries and caucuses, for example. There are those whose brain tells them that Romney is the only one to beat Obama. Grrrr. Makes me want to snarl. The humans in America need to take a close hard look at the candidates before coming to that sort of conclusion. Just because he looks like he just got out of the dog groomers does not mean he's got the same values as the rest of America. And values, my human friends, are the bottom line issue for any of the candidates.

Newt is rough around the edges, but who isn't? At least he understands what you humans are going through and occasionally leaks some tears. That's good. And Santorum has similar values to many Americans and has been through difficult personal trials- another good thing. If they can't relate to you as humans, they shouldn't be President.

In the dog world, there are pack leaders. They are leaders who make the rules and enforce those rules with their "energy." If they are cruel, the Bible says they are "wicked." A pack leader must have the inner strength born from personal experience, the common values, the pack mentality that makes everyone else balanced and free of influences by outside dogs. I don't think Mitt can do that. The whole thing makes me want to hide behind the couch.

Presidents and Pets

For a couple of centuries now, the United States has had dogs in the White House. Most Presidents have had them, a few had cats (no accounting for taste). But pet lovers they have been. One President even had a Newfoundland- now THAT was a "ginormous slathering dog" as the commercial goes. We're better than most ordinary ambassadors.A pet here, a treat there, people for the most part like us a lot. (If we're trained of course).

I heard a disconcerting story this morning on the TV. Mitt Romney supposedly took a 5 hour car trip and made his dog ride in a carrier ON THE ROOF OF HIS CAR back in 1983. What was he thinking? Then when the dog had an accident (I'd have had one too being separated from my owners), he just took it out hosed it off and put it back on the roof of the car.

Now it IS election year, and people are prone to spread stories all over the place. And until the guy confesses or explains himself, we might take it with a grain of salt. But if it's true, he is a problem. It would mean that he does not have a compassionate bone in his body. IF he can treat an animal like that, what does it mean for people?