Sophia The Republican Cat Talks Politics

Greeting to all, and welcome new friends to the East Wing.

A most interesting flag pole stands outside the south windows of the East Wing, out by the mailbox, on 800 South.
What makes it so special is the material of which the flag pole is made. Now most all flagpoles are made out of some kinda pipe material, but my flagpole is the same tubular steel used to construct the roll cages inside the NASCAR Race Cars. Now is that cool or what? How did you get such a flag pole you may ask, I’m proud to say it’s made in America. Not only made in America. It’s made in Indiana, Not only Indiana, it’s just down the road a bit from the East Wing, made in Winamac Indiana.

Plymouth Tube, in Winamac, makes this special steel pipe to very explicit specifications. This cylinder steel is designed to bend and flex back, to absorb an extraordinary amount of stress and not break. My flag pole is made from cut off pieces of specific length orders welded together, larger on the bottom, smaller on the top. They even have a special type weld to put to these pipes together.

Got a special deal on my flag pole, ordered a 24 footer, go a 30 footer no extra charge. The fellow building my flag pole had a 6 ft. piece of pipe, the correct size to sit on the top of a 24 ft pole but not anywhere else, seems he had had this pipe for a long time and never ran across an occasion to use it. He decided to stick it on the top of my flag pole just to get rid of it and get it out of his way. It was a win win situation, he got his wish and Old Glory flies 6 ft higher south the East Wing.

Had a spot light on my flag last year. It burned out or something, cause it don’t work anymore. Think I’ll get one of those solar spot lights and try that. I’m sure NIPSCO will fill bad hearing I’m going solar with my flag spot light, lord knows they get enough of my money the way it is, so I guess one little solar spot light to illuminate Old Glory at night is not too bad.

Even though we start the spring time here in the East Wing on March 1st, we don’t have any say on when the blossoms come to the gardens. Two weeks ago I felt so bad, went past other places that had blooms on trees in yards, I had none. I felt like little boy lost, God don't love me anymore, my trees don’t bloom this year. And then last week……

BOY WAS I WRONG ! JESUS LOVES ME YES I KNOW FOR THE BLOSSOMS TELL ME SO !

Everywhere I look, it’s spring time in living color. Lilacs, Crab Apples, Peach, Pears, Apples, Grapes, even inside the East Wing, a blooming Christmas Cactus, while African Violets bloom in the Kitchen Window. Plus that pretty little spring time friend of mine, that pretty little spring time dandelion came back to play in the yard where just a few day ago the girl dogs had so much fun exploring the abode of the ground moles.

They still talk about that, Ya’d think they’re fisherman, those girl dogs, the more stories they tell about the ground moles, the bigger the moles get. I’ve never seen a six pound ground mole, but Pup Baby, with her paw on a stack of Milk Bones, swears that the last ground mole she caught was a six pounder. Now if you remember, Pup Baby only caught one during the whole ground mole hunting season, and I didn’t think it was that big. Guess we’ll have to get some kinda ground mole weighing apparatus for next year and see if we can get Pup Baby into the Guinness Book of Records.

I just hope they have a category for “Largest ground mole caught by a half German Short Hair Pointer and half just good for nothing except being your dog, dog”. If they do, well Pup Baby will be so proud to be in that book.

I’m sure she’ll make it, cause if she caught one last year she’ll catch one next year. Come to think of it, we do have some pretty big ground moles between the East Wing and my NASCAR Flag Pole. The more I think of it, maybe it was six lbs. cause Pup Baby never tells me lies. She’s a good dog, that Pup Baby James.

Can’t always say the same about that Calico Cat. Sometimes I think Sophia would lie even if the truth was the best joke. Like when asked about that autographed picture of Herbert Hoover in the cat house, said she thought it was FDR, that Calico Cats had only been republican since the Nixon Administration. Now everybody knows those Calicos have been republican for a long time. One of the more famous pictures of President Lincoln is the one with him seated in the Oval Office holding Sophia’s great great great great grandcat. Calicos go back a long way in that party.

I just knew it was going to happen sooner or later, the cat insist I listen to her complaints. She said “I cut the guy some slack for that 100 day thing, it’s over, now it’s my turn.” She has been saving up and writing down for 100 days. Writes pretty good for a cat.

Ya just gotta know how to deal with cats of a different party. I told her to “put it in writing” She did, as questions with the understanding that if I can give her an explanation for her questions she will be satisfied. Her questions are:

Why is the Federal Government now the largest stock holder in the top 10 largest banks in the United States, holding preferred stock which is in preference to common stock held by ordinary people like me forever? Why are we a minority stock holder no matter how many shares we hold? Do we the people want the Federal Government to run the banking system of our society with the same level of efficiency the Federal Government has run everything else it touches? Can you sleep good at night knowing Barney Frank is the decision maker in the banking industry in the United States of America? Is Barney Frank a queer or what? If the US Mint ever puts out a $3 Dollar Bill,,, would you vote to put Barney Frank’s picture on the new currency?

Why is the Federal Government and the United Auto Workers the major stockholder of General Motors? Can a union own the company it works for? Do we want the Federal Government of manufacture cars? If the Government makes um will they require ya to buy um if ya want to stay on the handout roles or will the cars be used in place of the welfare checks? If the government is in the car business will the government not allow any other outside cars to come to our country? If ya don’t drive an American car will ya be put in jail?

Why is the Federal Government the largest stock holder in the largest Insurance Company in the World? Why does AIG control the federal pension fund of the congress of the United States? Do we want the Federal Government of operate our insurance companies?

What’s a billion? What’s 782 billion? Is there that much money in the world?

Have we created change or ignited disaster? Why the hell did they get a dog and not a cat?

Why don’t we get our investment dividends at the same time as the Federal Government instead of behind the Federal Government, if there’s any left? After all the government bought into these companies with our tax dollars. Which we had already paid federal income tax on to begin with.

Have we forgot the wisdom of Thomas Jefferson? Whatever happened to Randolph Scott?

How much assistance did the federal government provide Minnesota when it encountered the largest winter storm ever? Katrina, hello! Where was Al Sharpton after all the snow fell? Or Jessie Jackson for that matter? Or any other national figure to assist in that national disaster? Why do they put Red Dye #2 in hotdogs?

Who wants the Guantanamo detainees to live next door? Do you? Do you volunteer to have a neighbor who’s last address was Guantanamo, Cuba? Would you rent them a bedroom in your home?

Do you want the President to be able to tell the company you work for how much money you can be paid?

Interesting questions Sophia, the Republican Cat raises. She’s looking for answers, which I don’t have right at the moment. Anyone who would like to respond to the cat’s questions feel free, after all she does read my email when I’m not home.

Damn cat, why can’t she be like the 2dogs and be democrats and never ask questions, just leave well enough alone? After all they did lose the election, those republicans. Or did we the people lose sight of what this great nation is suppose to be and just not yet know it? Do only the cats know, so far?

As always, your company has been my pleasure. With the 2dogs, 1cat, and 1wife all asleep in peaceful harmony this beautiful cool spring evening in May, I’m so glad you shared you evening with me in the East Wing. Your company is so much appreciated by both me and those whom I share my life and hold so dear. (2dogs, 1cat, and 1wife)

You people stay safe in both Baghdad and Afghanistan.

From the East Wing when Sophia brought the questions, damn Republican Cat.

I wish you well,
BobbyRay