My favourite line from Obama's victory speech:
"Even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime - two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century." (my emphasis)
But that aside, the most pressing decision Obama now faces is what sort of dog he should get for his daughters!
"Sasha and Malia, I love you both more than you can imagine, and you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the White House."Much as I love my English Springer Spaniel, and he's great with people (especially kids), I don't think that would be an appropriate choice. A hound of traditional US pedigree might be advisable, but a rescue mut might be more politically sensitive. Who'd have thought that picking a puppy could be such a political decision?
And then there's the question of a name…
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I vote for an Old English sheepdog. There's one who stars in my books, so I could send a copy over for Sasha and Malia (who'd doubtless love it?) and the next thing you know there's an invite to a White House Reception in the post.
Nothing wrong with having imagination and ulterior motives!
Nice idea, Keith. Give it a whirl, why don't you? (Though I'm sure you won't be the only one.) At the least, if the US govt is anything like the UK, you might get a nice Thank You letter.
An Old English would need a lot of grooming, and I dare say would need a nursemaid following around with a vacuum cleaner everywhere it went. So I'm betting on a short-haired breed. Possibly a chocolate lab - always a good option for families.
But it would be nice if they could be a bit more imaginative, wouldn't it?
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