Austerity

Hi Humans,
We dogs know that we must pay for what we get. Perform a trick and you get a treat. Misbehave and you pay a punishment. But many humans don't seem to think that way. They want a treat for other's performance, and they want others to pay for their misbehavior. For example, look at those humans who preach austerity but really mean austerity for other humans. They want to cut taxes and pay for the tax cuts with less government services. That is because taxes affect them more than services. They want to shift the cost to those who would be more affected by services. But it is not always clear as to who would be affected by what. Recently, the sequester hit the airline industry because of lay offs of air traffic controllers. Now all of a sudden austerity became inconvenient, so Congress fixed it by shifting money from elsewhere. Eventually, the bite will reach the elsewhere, and if their constituents are vocal enough, Congress will have to play the shell game again. Maybe, eventually, they will find a fair balance between taxes and services. Maybe they will raise taxes and give it another name to save face. That's another trick that humans like to do. Fortunately, we dogs live a more simple life and understand a more simple vocabulary.
Chloe

Shame on the Senators Who Serve the NRA

Hi Humans,
So now the tools of the gun lobby in the US Senate have blocked universal backgound check legislation (which is supported by the majority of the Senate and the American people) by political maneuvering. Shame on them for placing what they perceive as political expediency over the safety of the US citizens. Humans, it is time to throw the rascals out. If your senator voted agains universal background checks, vote him or her out at the next election or better still ask for a recall. Let your senator know that you won't stand for this insanity. You don't want every screwball to have easy access to all kinds of guns so that the gun manufacturers can make more money at the expense of your safety and the safety of your family.
That's what this little dog thinks. But what do I know? I'm just a dog.
Chloe

Gun Freedom????

Humans who equate guns and liberty at the expense of the safety of everyone else are not talking about real liberty. Real liberty respects the rights of everyone including the right to freedom from harm. What the NRA wants is actually selfishness. But what do I know? I'm just a dog.

Chloe

Sport

Hi Humans,
Why do you call hunting a sport? I'm sure the deer doesn't consider being hunted a sport. Now, if the deer were somehow able to shoot back at the hunter, that would be sporting. But that would be silly, wouldn't it?
Chloe

A Hope for the New Year

Hi Humans,
Happy New Year! Let's hope that 2013 is the year when you Humans will have the courage to finally stand up to the gun bullies that run the NRA and demand an end to
1. the ease with which any screwball can buy a gun over the internet or at a gun show without regulation.
2. magazines that hold multiple bullets.
3. weapons that can fire multiple bullets without reloading.
Let's hope for the best.
Chloe

Hooray for Piers Morgan

Hi Humans,
So now the gun bullies want to deport Piers Morgan for speaking the truth about assault weapons, multi-bullet magazines, and murder. They talk about liberty? Is it liberty to try to muzzle free speech? The gun bullies must be running scared, because the American people are hearing the truth and beginning to stand up to them. I am sure they would deport me if they could, but I am an American born dog and more of a real patriot than all of those greedy gun runners and NRA bullies put together.
Chloe

The NRA's Response to Mass Murder

Hi Humans,
Yesterday the head of the NRA finally responded to the tragedy in Connecticut.There was not a word about banning assault weapons and gun magazines with multiple bullets. That is what allows maniacs to turn their madness into mass murder. But those assault weapons are very lucrative commodities for the gun industry which the NRA serves. It appears that for them maximizing their profit trumps safety for the public. We dogs are not so cynical as you humans, and you humans with your big brains are supposed to be the civilized ones.
Chloe