From Opinion Journal:
Wag the Dog
WaiterRant.net, a blog by an anonymous waiter who used to work in an unnamed Northern Italian restaurant in New York, features a pair of anecdotes that teach a heartwarming lesson. The waiter begins by describing a visit to a gun range, where a "a chubby fellow wearing a yellow polo shirt" was ostracized by fellow shooters for leaving his dog in the car on a hot afternoon. He then tells a story from his restaurant days, in which a woman "verbally castrated" a man for doing the same thing to his canine. The moral of our story:
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I hate to generalize, but the politics of the people who ate at The Bistro could best be classified as left of center. The politics of the people at the gun range? Hmmm. Judging from the ditty about Nancy Pelosi I read in the men's room, I'd have to say they're right of center. My old customer from The Bistro would probably think the men at this gun range are violence loving, small penis compensating, neoconservative, right wing nut jobs. To be fair, all the men here would probably consider her a frigid, wimpy, NPR listening, latte slurping, liberal surrender monkey.
I smile. Despite the gulf separating card carrying members of the ACLU from card carrying members of the NRA, it's nice to know they can occasionally agree about something--in this case the welfare of an innocent dog. There's hope for this country yet.
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The Gunslinger
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