Advice for New Members of Congress: Bring Your Dog to Work

I have a great dog that I value. But I find this article pathetic.

Really? Seriously? An article purporting that social interaction is enhanced by a flea bitted, tail waggers? Your contention is we need more flop ears in Congress.

What's missing in Washington is not pets on display, but rather integrity from our representatives. The hypocricy is unbelievable. Our politicians bloviate about how concerned they are about our nations and its future but then waste their time in gamemanship, pursuing self-interests and re-elections, wineing and dinning special interests, and finding ways to evade their paying taxes.

Who care whether or not a kibble eater patters the halls of congress?! I mean really. They are animals put on earth to serve man. A dog that wags it's tail when it sees its owner does not provide any intrinsic service or value. But then again, someone/something has to love the politician. If not their mother, which is quite telling, then why not a canine?

I'm excedingly concerned about why Senator so and so added millions to the national debt in the form of earmarks, why we feel inclined as a nation to create unfunded entitlement programs, why our politicians politicize our wars for their gain, why government officials think they are uniquely qualified and justified to socially engineer, etc. The list is long and varied and is certainly more important than the innane of whether Fido has a security clearance or not.

I disagree with the premise of the article. I definitely don't want politicians making decisions based on he/she are liked by a dog. Perhaps the dog is the only one that does like them. But then again, what does a dog know. I'm certain Hitler's dog, Blondi, offered unconditional love and loyalty as well!

david of ID 6:11PM December 27, 2010