The GOP has too many cats

I like cats. Through grade school, my pet cat was among my best friends.

I’d chase her around the outside of our little house. Then she would chase me. Until we both tired.

My skepticism regarding cat-like behavior is limited to the two-legged species.

It’s common to see paid dog walkers with a herd of varying breeds, on individual leashes, walking in the same direction.

Big ones. Small ones. Short-haired dogs. Long-haired dogs.

But I have never seen a herd of cats move in unison.

Cats are too independent to be part of a movement.

In the U.S. Senate, there are, among the Republican Senators, several two-legged cats.

But when the number of Senators is nearly equal in political affiliations, a handful of GOP Cats can be…problematic. Particularly when it involves the wishes of a newly re-elected Republican President.

Senator Joni Ernst (Iowa) has emerged as one Cat preparing to vote against at least one of Trump’s personnel picks.

According to MSN (a dubious source of information): 

“President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, is facing increased scrutiny as he meets with senators amid reports about his work history and allegations of sexual assault, which he denies. 

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst met with Hegseth on Wednesday and wrote on X that they had a ‘frank and thorough conversation’. Sources say concerns are growing that Hegseth will struggle to pass confirmation, and Trump may be considering other candidates, including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and even Iowa's Senator Ernst.”

“Frank and thorough” and the language of a made-up mind.

One cited contributor to the MSN article pictured above is CNN. Within that CNN article is yet another CNN article. That second CNN source cites Vanity Fair.

And so it goes, as a string of questionable sources gleefully provides unverified sexual assault allegations against Hegseth.

The long knives are after Pete’s scalp. And there will likely be other targets if that succeeds.

The Left is not done yet.

Lee Cary——Bio and Archives Since November 2007, Lee Cary has written hundreds of articles for several websites including the American Thinker, and Breitbart’s Big Journalism and Big Government (as “Archy Cary”). and the Canada Free Press. Cary’s work was quoted on national television (Sean Hannity) and on nationally syndicated radio (Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin). His articles have posted on the aggregate sites Drudge Report, Whatfinger, Lucianne, Free Republic, and Real Clear Politics. He holds a Doctorate in Theology from Garrett Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL, is a veteran of the US Army Military Intelligence in Vietnam assigned to the [strong]Phoenix Program[/strong]. He lives in Texas.