Serious Political Feline Discussions

Scenario and cast of characters:

Owner Operator of this discussion think tank is Sandra (Sandy) Price. I'm retired and living in a senior development northwest of Phoenix Arizona. I've played around in politics for many years and took a major hit when Senator Barry Goldwater lost his bid for the White House in 1964. I find it difficult to talk about.

I share my home and office with Emma, a black cat who is getting old and a little cranky. My new friend is a singing wannabe opera singer named William (Willie); a Siamese cat of great girth and ego making his presence impossible to ignore. These cats have heard all my arguments on political issues and have become my only audience here at home.

In my efforts to write commentaries, I have found Emma to be a great editor. She has her bed next to my computer and she has only to reach over to hit the Esc key which she does when I get carried away with my ability to type faster than I can think. Emma is ever vigilant when she is on duty and after she watches the birds and rabbits checking out the back yard her concentration returns to me; never having to leave her bed on my desk.

Willie is too fat to get on the desk and has taken over a banker's box on the floor where he can let out a Siamese voice when he feels he is being ignored. I'm an opera buff and have learned how to cope with this outrageous fat cat trying to sing Wagner.

Castrating Willie at a very young age has forced him into a lifestyle of playing with a pink feather boa. I'm no homophobe and love him, straight or gay. He is however a strange sight and needs explanation to my guests. He is a sight to behold.

They listen to me! From their reaction to my words, I feel they do not like President George W. Bush. They gather around my office after having a nice breakfast and watch me open my emails. It sometimes takes a strong stomach to join me in this morning ritual.

This morning, for example I received a link to a Conservative site where the "unbalanced" editor suggests that anyone working for "The Three Stooges" (McCain, Giuliani and Romney) should be castigated and thrown out of the Conservative movement. None of these three men fit the program of wanting to work for the Christian Prohibitions like banning gay marriages, the abortion issue, stem cell research and death with dignity. We know the Conservatives have no real interest in the war in Iraq and are bored silly with the war in Afghanistan and insist that they continue to tell us all how to live under their moral values.

Trying to be a Republican under these conditions is very difficult and hard to explain to Emma and Willie. My cats are unabashed Democrats! They got this from my Yellow Dog Democrat Labrador. My right wing Doberman died before the cats were born and had no influence on the politics of my desk.

I have written up my impression of the "State of the Union Speech" but Emma didn't approve and erased it leaving me with nothing but a blank document. I trust her editing skills completely.