Friday, August 31, 2012
Surprise Guests at RNC, US Open
What a surprising week it's been in our national pastimes (sports and politics). First the US Open tennis tournament gets unexpectedly interrupted by a squirrel. Then Sen. Scott Brown tries to pull off an upstaging act of his own at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. Read more about it in the latest episode of "Capitol Hill Canine."
Friday, August 24, 2012
Akin Needs a Muzzle
Rep. Todd Akin, the Missouri GOP Senate candidate who made controversial comments about "legitimate rape," gets his comeuppance from a Westie in the latest episode of "Capitol Hill Canine"!
Friday, August 17, 2012
Ryan Uses His Noodle
Rep. Paul Ryan, whom Mitt Romney has picked as his GOP running mate, has an unusual hobby: He likes to catch catfish by noodling. What is noodling, you ask? Well, let the Congressman demonstrate -- and make a few political parallels -- in the latest episode of "Capitol Hill Canine"!
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Terrier: It's no stretch to compare politics, Olympics
My profile picture suggests that I am a sedentary dog, and in some ways this is true. I do enjoy a nice lounge on my doggy bed, on the sofa, or on a patch of grass or clover. And yet I have my active side too. Not only do I like to get in my daily exercise, but I can't help feeling the imprint of the frenetic physical activity humans have been putting themselves through in two arenas: athletic and political.
Athletic, in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London ... and political, on the campaign trail for president and also for senator in my home state of Massachusetts. And I ask my human readers: Which Olympic activities line up best with which candidates? Here are my answers:
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Red Planet, White Terrier
NASA has successfully brought its rover "Curiosity" to Mars, accomplishing the feat Monday night. A Westie envisions setting some milestones of her own on the Red Planet in the latest episode of "Capitol Hill Canine"!
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