The Canine Corner...by Missy MacTavish

This past week there has been a lot on the teevee set about the big hurricane that hit the gulf coast. I'm not the most intelligent thing on earth but I noticed a lot of stupid things going on concerning this hurricane event.

There was the Secretary of Labor lady talking about what the victims could do to find out what things they could get from her department. She said they should send a text message to her.

What? Excuse me, but it occurred to me that most of the people down there don't know what a text message is, or have the equipment to send one. The Labor lady also said they could send her an email or go on her website. What I want to know is, how could anyone sitting in the middle of a boat in a sea of you know what have access to the internet if the phone lines are down within 250 miles. I think the Labor lady was disconnected.

Then there was Wolf Blitzer of CNN. What a name...Wolf. I have known some wolves in my day and buddy they were pretty fresh. Old Wolf Blitzer was sitting there in his cushy studio someplace, high and dry, saying the entire thing was the Republicans fault. How did he know that?

The Governor of Louisiana, a kindly lady it seems, appeared as if she wanted her Mommy. Woe is me, I surely don't know what to do, she appeared to say. She forgot to call out the Louisiana National Guard until it was too late. Then she hired her own man to direct things.

My take on this is that the entire hurricane could have been prevented if all of the U.S. Congress had stood on the beach in the Gulf coast area and talked, facing south. With all of that wind they would have blown the hurricane back out to sea.

My joke this week: A dog goes into a hardware store and says: "I'd like a job please." The hardware store owner says: "We don't hire dogs, why don't you go join the circus?" The dog replies: "What would the circus want with a plumber."

Until next time, be nice to your pets and have a good day.