Word On The Street

If the latest Gallup Poll is any indication, the people have got Katrina mostly right: the government screwed up, but it's hard to blame anyone in particular, and there was only so much that could be done anyway.

But I hear rumblings on the street. Today I walked into a local DVD shop and heard a man screaming at a clerk. No, he wasn't fighting a late fee. He was screeching out a monologue against this country. He hated Bush. He hated the government. He was embarrassed to be an American.

What was bothering him? The response to Katrina. But not just any part of the response. What was literally driving this man crazy was how rescuers were leaving animals behind.

So there you have it. Politicians should never forget, animals don't vote, but animal lovers do.