But Does This Mean Cats Prefer Kerry?

The Lord of Truth sends along this interesting piece on Kerry's chances with dog-lovers. The following passage seemed especially apt...

The American Kennel Club and BankOne surveyed American dog lovers and found that the owners of man's best friend are not evenly divided on the presidential candidates. Like regular church attendees, dog lovers prefer to run in George W. Bush's yard.

Asked which candidate they'd trust to walk Fido, dog owners favored Mr. Bush 51% to 37%. Asked which candidate would be better for their pooch's happiness, 44% favored Mr. Bush over 37% for Mr. Kerry. But perhaps more troublesome for the Democrat is what happened when participants were asked which dog breed they most closely associated with each candidate. For Mr. Bush, two breeds tied at 20% each: the Labrador retriever, the most popular family dog in America, and the Rottweiler, often used as a guard dog. As for Mr. Kerry, 15% associated him with Labs--but 14% picked a poodle (the poll didn't specify a French poodle).

I actually saw a bumper sticker on a pickup truck yesterday morning that read "My dog votes, too." Of course, there was a Kerry-Edwards bumper sticker next to it, so I assume this person owned a poodle.

As a person who aspires to own nothing more than fish, I'm sitting this one out. But I think Kerry's more cat-like than Bush. Cats are constantly grooming themselves and they disappear for long stretches of time (like 20 years in the U.S. Senate). Plus, Kerry's campaign is starting to resemble Halle Barry's movie.