Very important political questions

[Terabith]

Did the Bidens get a cat?  I thought I read they were getting a cat.  But why can't I find anything about their cat?  What does it look like?  What is its name?  How does it get along with the dogs?  

[mommyoffive]

I didn't see anything about it, but now I must know. 

Edited January 20, 2021 by mommyoffive

[Ditto]

Yes, they are.   Source:  https://www.today.com/pets/joe-jill-biden-are-bringing-cat-white-house-t201481#:~:text=Joe and Jill Biden set to bring new,may have to make room for one

Edit:  I like this political question!

Edited January 20, 2021 by Ditto

[Pawz4me]

I don't think they've gotten one yet.

[mommyoffive]

Joe and Jill Biden are getting a cat as they prepare to move into the White House (today.com)

 

These Are the Presidents Who Had Cats in the White House (newsweek.com)

[Terabith]

Right.  There's lots of articles about how they're GOING to get a cat.  But none about them actually doing so.  Have they not adopted one yet?  Maybe they want a DC cat and not a Delaware cat?  

[Carrie12345]

It makes sense to wait instead of getting and quickly moving a cat.

I do think it does a powerful man good to step in the occasional wet hair ball.

[Pawz4me]

2 minutes ago, Terabith said:

Right.  There's lots of articles about how they're GOING to get a cat.  But none about them actually doing so.  Have they not adopted one yet?  Maybe they want a DC cat and not a Delaware cat?  

Not yet. Or at least not according to the latest articles I've read.

[Terabith]

3 minutes ago, Carrie12345 said:

It makes sense to wait instead of getting and quickly moving a cat.

I do think it does a powerful man good to step in the occasional wet hair ball.

That does make sense.  

But dangit, I want a presidential cat!  It's been a long time.

[Pawz4me]

They'll have to choose carefully. Major, their youngest dog, is only two and certainly seems to still have a lot of puppy in him. They'll want a super confident, calm cat to teach him that cats rule. 😉 

[Drama Llama]

So, the question is, who is the better husband, Joe or @Spy Car?

[MercyA]

23 minutes ago, BaseballandHockey said:

So, the question is, who is the better husband, Joe or @Spy Car?

We don't know if Joe can cook. 🙂 

[MercyA]

Yay for the Bidens being animal people! 

[Terabith]

13 minutes ago, MercyA said:

We don't know if Joe can cook. 🙂 

I'm guessing Joe doesn't grind his own wheat into flour to bake bread from scratch.  

[MercyA]

11 minutes ago, Terabith said:

I'm guessing Joe doesn't grind his own wheat into flour to bake bread from scratch.  

RIGHT???

[Terabith]

21 minutes ago, MercyA said:

RIGHT???

On the other hand, Bill isn't the leader of the free world, so I guess it probably about evens out?

[MercyA]

10 minutes ago, Terabith said:

On the other hand, Bill isn't the leader of the free world, so I guess it probably about evens out?

Mmm, maybe.

[Moonhawk]

2 hours ago, Terabith said:

Right.  There's lots of articles about how they're GOING to get a cat.  But none about them actually doing so.  Have they not adopted one yet?  Maybe they want a DC cat and not a Delaware cat?  

Probably a good idea: a DC cat will have a naturally better transition to the presidential life. This cat must be ready to meet the high expectations of being the true ruler of the White House  -- though being only the Cat in Chief instead of His Royal Meow may sting a bit, depending on the breed. Keeping dogs in check without losing the aloofness befitting his position... I'm not saying a Delaware cat couldn't do it, as much as they may not be as inclined to be as politique about it.

[Drama Llama]

2 hours ago, Pawz4me said:

They'll have to choose carefully. Major, their youngest dog, is only two and certainly seems to still have a lot of puppy in him. They'll want a super confident, calm cat to teach him that cats rule. 😉 

Also one they can be confident won’t sharpen his claws on the priceless antiques.  

[MercyA]

2 minutes ago, BaseballandHockey said:

Also one they can be confident won’t sharpen his claws on the priceless antiques.  

Plenty of declawed kitties in rescues! 

[Terabith]

So, what kind of cat should the Bidens get?  I'm thinking maybe a black cat, since they have a harder time getting adopted.  

[MercyA]

4 minutes ago, Seasider too said:

I’m guessing Joe doesn’t cultivate dandelions for salads and such. 

Does Bill cultivate dandelions? 'Cause that is awesome.

[Terabith]

6 minutes ago, MercyA said:

Does Bill cultivate dandelions? 'Cause that is awesome.

I send my children out to deliberately spread as many dandelions as possible throughout our lawn every year.  After 12 years here, we've gotten quite the dense collection of dandelions.  (And our poor neighbors have a crop, too.  They're not so pleased.)  But I want to make the bees happy, and dandelions are an easy way to do that.  And they're so fun and happy.

[Farrar]

They can come take one of the ones from my alley. DC born and bred.

[Tanaqui]

The only proper way to get a cat is to have one walk in your house after you've cooked dinner and demand food and optionally cuddles.

Any other method is cheating.

(This is the exact method we used to get all our cats. It's really amazing how often this happens to us!)

[Drama Llama]

5 minutes ago, Tanaqui said:

The only proper way to get a cat is to have one walk in your house after you've cooked dinner and demand food and optionally cuddles.

Any other method is cheating.

(This is the exact method we used to get all our cats. It's really amazing how often this happens to us!)

I think that when you have Secret Service and 2 German Shepherds this method might not work. 

[Tanaqui]

I think you underestimate the resourcefulness of cats.

[MercyA]

1 hour ago, Terabith said:

I send my children out to deliberately spread as many dandelions as possible throughout our lawn every year.  After 12 years here, we've gotten quite the dense collection of dandelions.  (And our poor neighbors have a crop, too.  They're not so pleased.)  But I want to make the bees happy, and dandelions are an easy way to do that.  And they're so fun and happy.

Oh, that's lovely. ❤️ So many of my happy childhood memories contain dandelions. They grew thickly in the field behind my house. We would rub our cheeks with them to make yellow blush. And yes, they are happy! Such a beautiful yellow and they smell wonderful, too.

I didn't know they were so good for bees, but that makes sense! Bless you for helping them!

[Spy Car]

5 hours ago, BaseballandHockey said:

So, the question is, who is the better husband, Joe or @Spy Car?

I love Joe and my heart is joyful.

Bill

[Pawz4me]

7 hours ago, Terabith said:

So, what kind of cat should the Bidens get?  I'm thinking maybe a black cat, since they have a harder time getting adopted.  

A big black boy cat. Not that I'm stereotyping or generalizing, but -- those tend to be THE best cats. Confident and people loving.

[Pippen]

5 hours ago, Tanaqui said:

The only proper way to get a cat is to have one walk in your house after you've cooked dinner and demand food and optionally cuddles.

Any other method is cheating.

(This is the exact method we used to get all our cats. It's really amazing how often this happens to us!)

To be fair to my kitten that appeared in our backyard one April morning, he was much too young to manage the stairs. I was only going to keep him until the bottle feedings were over,  but he had other ideas.

[Drama Llama]

13 hours ago, Spy Car said:

I love Joe and my heart is joyful.

Bill

Mine too!

[RootAnn]

I was going to say something about @Spy Carand purple shampoo but I think Joe knows the secrets of purple shampoo, too. 

I hope the Bidens adopt from a DC rescue and that the rescue (and other animal rescues) get a bump in donations & adopters because of it. 

[Corraleno]

1 hour ago, RootAnn said:

I hope the Bidens adopt from a DC rescue and that the rescue (and other animal rescues) get a bump in donations & adopters because of it. 

I've already seen a lot of stories about Major being the first rescue dog in the White House. ❤️

Edited January 20, 2021 by Corraleno