The GOP hates puppies

Well, I already knew that, but stories have been surfacing lately that offer some proof. Perhaps most damning, because it is the direct actions of a candidate, is an anecdote in a Boston Globe article about Mitt Romney strapping the family dog to the top of his car for a road trip. A story in Newsweek about Mike Huckabee's son getting kicked out of camp for killing a stray dog is damning not because Huckabee hurts animals but because he perhaps abuses his powerful positions. Huckabee claims his son, David, killed the dog to put it out of its misery, but we'll never know because the incident was never fully investigated. And there are allegations that this is because the former Arkansas governor used his office to block anyone from looking into it. Of course, the Huckabee campaign denies this charge.

And then there is this scoop from the New York Post that claims Judith Giuliani, wife of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, worked for a company that used dogs for testing purposes and then killed them.

And as if John McCain hasn't had a good enough day with endorsements from Joe Lieberman, The Des Moines Register, The Boston Globe and The Portsmouth (NH) Herald, he gets another boost in this New Yorks Times blog about the GOP and puppies. Apparently McCain, who is to me the only tolerable Republican candidate, is a puppy saver. And perhaps this is why McCain is the only Republican to receive the endorsement of someone who is (formerly) in the Democratic party, which so far has a spotless reputation when it comes to man's best friend.