Second Negative

The ol switcheroo

My grandpa is fond of telling a story about a man whose cat has recently had kittens. A family comes out to look at the newborns, and they notice a sign hanging above the kitten box that reads, “Democrat Kittens For Adoption Soon”. After time passes and the kittens are old enough to leave their mother, the family returns. This time, the man has placed a sign above the box that reads, “Republican Kittens For Adoption Now”. When asked why the sign had changed, the man replied, “Well, now they have their eyes open”.

Do I need to mention that he’s voted Republican his entire life? I’d preach to him from my liberal pulpit if I thought I could undo 70 plus years of propaganda. If only he’d listen when I tell him that Bill Frist is the anti-christ.

I was thinking about that story yesterday when I read the transcript from the interview Laura Bush gave on the Today Show. You won’t likely be surprised to learn that she claimed Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, that Kerry/Edwards refuse to give her husband (who she refers to as “the president”) credit for the war in Iraq, and that Dick Cheney is the only legitimate candidate for vice president.

Perhaps she operates under the blind faith rule, as does my brother, which says that you just defend your spouse, no matter how documented the evidence, or how blatant the cover up. That’s possible. Or maybe, it’s all political posturing, and she actually agrees that “the president” is a lunkhead and his administration is a joke. Or maybe she truly believes this bullshit, and she’s even dumber than he is.

One of the more fascinating things about the First Lady is that when she was Laura Welch, she was also….drum roll…..a DEMOCRAT. Hissss. I know, it’s pretty shocking. If they had married young, and she was still searching for a political identity, that would be one thing, but she was 31 years old. It begs the question, why the switch? A true change in ideology? It’s a legitimate question that somebody should be asking.

I’m also aware that Kerry’s wife only just recently switched her party registration from Republican to Democrat. Since she was formerly married to a Republican senator and had otherwise been a Republican her entire life, I’m willing to cut her some slack. It’s also old news that she disagrees with various parts of her husband’s platform. Imagine that, a dissenting opinion from a political spouse in an election year.