FW: Hank the Cat for Senate

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/73395.html Hank the cat running for Senate in Virginia By: Associated Press February 28, 2012 02:24 PM EST SPRINGFIELD, Va. ? A new U.S. Senate candidate in Virginia wears a tie, has a campaign website and even launched an ad. One big difference? He has a thick coat of fur. Hank the cat has thrown his paw into the race, running to mock the political status quo. The cat's owner, Anthony Roberts, says he and his partner set up the campaign as an inside joke. But the campaign's website has crashed after a recent spate of publicity. Hank's campaign posters show the Maine Coon gazing upward, wearing a tie. An ad says Hank, a moderate, will work to make sure America stays the greatest land of all. Hank is running for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. James Webb, a Democrat

I maaay have written in Pat Paulsen for a couple of positions over the years...even after he was dead. Judah ----- Excess quoted text cut - see Original Post for more -----

I figure someone will push to disallow him, Hank is too young to vote let alone run for a senate seat. ----- Excess quoted text cut - see Original Post for more -----

He is 52 in cat years! On 2/28/2012 3:55 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > I figure someone will push to disallow him, Hank is too young to vote > let alone run for a senate seat.

I ought to run one of our ferrets against the cat. He'd be an ideal candidate for the Virginia Repubican Party, He's white and kind of fat. ----- Excess quoted text cut - see Original Post for more -----

And very weasley... I ought to run one of our ferrets against the cat. He'd be an ideal candidate for the Virginia Repubican Party, He's white and kind of fat. ----- Excess quoted text cut - see Original Post for more -----

Well of course they are Virginia Republicans. ----- Excess quoted text cut - see Original Post for more -----