News came in today of yet another demographic the Obama campaign has surrendered.

Meanwhile, the latest Rasmussen poll shows McCain is going to make a clean sweep of the bald vote. Even among the amply endowed, Obama's trailing margin is far from slim. The good news for Obama fans is that the Illinois senator could solve all his problems with a single master stroke.

Adopt a pig. Pork-barrel politics - always delivers the goods.

Meanwhile, my quick attempts to google rural-urban break down of pet ownership stats drew blanks. Anyone?

Are fish pets?

the bully breeds owners' vote? Maybe just lapdogs, hounds, and retrievers.

in fact, I had two for a while. I named them 'A Stupid Question' and 'A Silly Answer'. They were the best of friends and they were lovely company, except that they couldn't ever remember their names. Every time I asked A Stupid Question, I got A Silly Answer.

Well, one day I realized I hadn't seen A Stupid Question for a long time, but I see you've found him so I'm thinking maybe I should just give you A Silly Answer and be done with it.

A pet has to be capable of liking to be pet. A good pet has to be capable of nuzzling...and a great pet has to be capable of wanting to be nuzzled. The world's greatest pet has to be capable of anthropomorphizing itself, or being anthropomorphized, either is fine - these are considered pet soul mates. Other signs of genuine pethood include sparkling eyes and eyes filled with gratitude.

Something along the lines of a Vietnamese pot-belly, I think. I'd like to see a pig rooting around the rose garden; the photography opportunities, the tongue-in-cheek metaphor, the intelligence factor - what's not to like?

gypsy:

A pet has to be capable of liking to be pet. A good pet has to be capable of nuzzling...and a great pet has to be capable of wanting to be nuzzled. The world's greatest pet has to be capable of anthropomorphizing itself, or being anthropomorphized, either is fine - these are considered pet soul mates. Other signs of genuine pethood include sparkling eyes and eyes filled with gratitude.

So in other words, my kids.

Pork is dead pig. Jews, Muslims and pot-bellied pig owners would turn on him with a vengeance. Then he would have to eat crow, which would anger bird owners. Turning turtle wouldn't help--he'd only be accused of flip-flopping.

No, I think Obama should adopt a snake--a prime specimen of Louisiana blacksnake, perhaps. It might not help him with white men, but it would help lure the bored housewife vote.

There are plenty of priority issues in this election (like whether to clutch your heart or grab your crotch during the national anthem). I'd hate to see him trying to piggyback on animal rights. That's just ham-handed, dude.

as one who has a pet (two even) and favors Obama.

Sometimes the second of your pets is indistinguishable from the first. That's when you get Another Silly Question as an answer to A Silly Question.

:)

that leaves my cat out

She likes to be served. Period

The house is maintained only for her comfort and convenience.

no nuzzlin

Definitely no gratitude.

Of course, I'm in Arizona, and while the national press may favor McCain, the local press genuflects.