Barry, Mitt Debate Tick Tactics

Tick Toon, a photo by rbtenorio on Flickr.

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has unveiled a new ad showing how decisively he'd act on "Day One." Yet is decisiveness always the best move over, say, the deliberateness of President Obama? The candidates debate which is better vis-a-vis a hitherto unexplored campaign issue -- just in time for tick season -- in the latest episode of "Capitol Hill Canine"!

Persian Pit Bull Puzzle

Persian Pit Bull 2, a photo by rbtenorio on Flickr.

The US is pondering how to approach Iran and its nuclear lab near the holy city of Qom. Is the answer negotiation ... or a preemptive strike? A helpful Westie has the answer in the latest episode of "Capitol Hill Canine"!

Terrier: Warren must put problems in rear-view mirror

By: Daisy

Several weeks ago, my human friends Rich and Laura went food-shopping at the Trader Joe's near Fresh Pond in Cambridge, Mass. While returning to the car in the parking lot, they were surprised to see, in a neighboring car, another Westie, a 6-year-old named Ziggy, lying comfortably in an unusual position -- in the space above the back-seat area, screened by the rear window.

At least Ziggy wasn't strapped atop the car like Mitt Romney once did to the family Irish setter Seamus in 1983. And yet Romney, by finally being forthright on the issue, seems to have placed it in the rear-view mirror of his presidential campaign. This is an important lesson for another candidate with some background problems -- Massachusetts Democratic Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren.

Gardner 'Ground Game' Fizzles

Gardner Cartoon, a photo by rbtenorio on Flickr.

A team of beagles, bloodhounds and ferrets (plus one Westie) searches for the masterpieces stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990, in the latest episode of "Capitol Hill Canine"! Based on a true story.

Through a Glass Sharply

Political Pets-Counterterrorism, a photo by rbtenorio on Flickr.

President Obama learns some valuable counterterrorism advice from an unlikely source in the latest episode of "Capitol Hill Canine."

Terrier: Warren can't be 'Late to the Plate'

By: Daisy

A Daily Kos blogger has an amusing, albeit apparently fake, headline on a post from Monday: "Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren's dog, Otis, comes out publicly against forced high-speed canine car roof incarceration." You can see a cute photo here -- also, apparently, not from the Massachusetts Senate candidate's website.
Too bad Warren (and Otis) didn't actually do this. For it shows a weakness of the Democratic candidate thus far: She is not quick enough to the draw ... and her opponent, Republican Sen. Scott Brown, is a master of aggressive tactics.

Will Brown "Pick Up" Doggie Vote?

Brown-Pickup, a photo by rbtenorio on Flickr.

Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) spoke at Bunker Hill Community College earlier this week, touting his ties with President Barack Obama, a Democrat. Does Brown have another trick up his sleeve in his reelection bid? Read more in the latest edition of "Capitol Hill Canine"!