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Oh, my, this campaign is becoming far too serious.  Now even the kittens are mobilizing:

This kitten is an obvious forgery
via feministe
 

We found Sadammmm!!!!!!

Cats Hate Bush

Bush
Hates
Cats?

The Bush Administration should be grateful that cats have not organized their own political party, given that

A new poll of calico cats across the country reveals that a great majority of them are deathly afraid of Attorney General John Ashcroft, many of them stating that he is, in fact, a sign of the Devil.

Some cats are, however, running for office themselves:

Bill Hall would say that this is only to be expected, as cats and politicians have a great deal in common:

In short, a cat can look half its size when attacking and twice its size when bluffing. Hence a cat looks four times as large on defense as on offense. The same is true of politicians. The more trouble they are in, the louder they yowl and the larger and more terrifying they try to appear.

Are cats Democrats or Republicans, do you think?  Damnum Absque Injuria has a theory (very well-constructed, by the way; you must go read the whole thing) that liberals prefer — and blog about — their cats, while conservatives prefer — and blog about — their dogs:

Then again, maybe I’m reading too much into this cat/dog dichotomy. Perhaps it all boils down to the tendency of conservatives to live in rural or suburban homes, which are suitable for dogs, while liberals tend to live in apartments or small condos, which are not.

Of course, this doesn’t speak to the politics of the beasts themselves, and in my house I would have to say that Boo is a bleeding heart liberal, and Spike an uncompassionate conservative.

This week’s Carnival of the Cats is still up; next week’s will be at Your Moosey Fate.

ADDENDUM: I see that Shelley has also found two of these items, and has designed a flag in honor of Talk Like A Pirate Day.   She should be in the Carnival of Cats, but I bet she isn’t — so I’m taking this opportunity to send you to her truly wonderful site.

ADDENDUM 2:

I don’t know how I missed this one
[Thanks to Braised Lambchop]