This is ridiculous. I'm a definite pet person, but if people aren't completely weird about animals, they are willing to admit when they can no longer be good owners. That Hillary chose to find a new home for her pet when she knew she was going to be away more often shows responsibility and compassion for her cat, not a vicious, ruthless, careless witch.

Will, Lexington, KY

Often, small and seeemingly insignificant things have much larger implications. This cat thing speaks to just how shallow and theatrical the Clintons are. Need to your your "soft side"? Go get a cat, any cat will do. No need to show said soft side anymore, dump the cat. Need to cover up some bimbo eruptions? Get rid of -- or threaten or intimidate or pay off -- the bimbos. One wonders if having Chelsea was just a cynical attempt to prove that the Clintons have a normal marriage and are capable of reproducing.

John, Knoxville, TN

American view of Hillary doesn't change because of a stupid cat... that's insulting. I'm saying that despite being a hardcore Republican.

Chris, Elgin, IL

How come the conspiracy theorists haven't asked "Who opened the door and let Buddy out?" Was he pushed into the path of a speeding car?

Hugh, Marlboro, New Jersey

"who owes her success purely to dynasty."

would much prefer the Clinton dynasty to live on, as opposed to the miserable "dynasty" we have been experiencing since 2000.

Ashley, Fredericksburg, VA

I imagine it would be difficult to cart an adult cat around on a tour bus or plane, especially one so used to attention and humans always being around. In my experience, cats don't travel well. Maybe the kittie is happier!

Sean Ellett , Richmond, VA

It's said often that a measure of a man (or woman) is not in how he treats his equals but his subordinates. Hillary proves yet again that 99% of her 'unscripted' public actions are coldly calculated, cynical attempts to curry favors with voters.

Tom, Millville, MA

# John, Newark, DE
From what all my friends tell me "Guliani's" N.Y. is, thanks to his earlier zero tolerance schemes, now a fantastic place to be... with no litter! no dog poo! and no grafity!!, thanks to thousands of extra police on the streets. Even Harlem is being tidied up. WELL this surely must be the way to go.
As to his infidelity as the then President said of General Grant (when someone said he was a drunk)..." If I knew his brand I would send all my other Generals a barrel!"

Keith, Devon, England

Out with Hillary, here comes Joe Biden!

First newspaper endorsement of the campaign season!

He's got my vote!

Robert, Des Moines, Iowa

it may be a stupid story about a cat, but the clintons were happy enough with stupid cat stories when they felt they could be exploited.

and, whilst you would have to be very shallow not to vote for hillary because she gave away a pet, I can't think of a good reason why anyone would vote for her.

it seems to me that the only reason she's leading the race for the democratic nomination is a lack of any decent alternative. that's the real story. when such soiled goods seem attractive, you have to ask what made people so desperate.

jem, london, uk

Let's face it, the dog knew too much, and the cat knew too little.

Chester, Nashville, TN

Why is it that a "how do you treat small animals" type questions come up on many psych profile tests. Does her abandonment of Socks say anything? Is America buying words with this candidate? What about what she has done? More relevant, what will she do? Perception will meet the traction level in a less than admirable way. It's indicators like this that say it all. Yes, its just a cat right...its nothing right, like so many other things that come with the disguise.

Reuben, Newmarket, USA / NH

The more Sen. Clinton campaigns, the higher her negatives go. In a recent Zogby poll (pretty reliable, and not some loony extremist organization), 50% of likely voters put her on the "I will never, ever vote for you" list. She had the highest negatives of any candidate.

The best thing the Repblicans can say about her is - nothing. When your opponent is self-destructing, stay out of the way.

What do I think of Sen. Clinton? I'll put it this way:

"Double, double, toil and trouble,
"Fire burn and cauldron bubble...."

Mike, Rockville, MD, US

Finding a good home for a pet when your circumstances change and you can't take proper care of it anymore (due to a heavy travel schedule, going off to college like Chelsea did, etc.) is caring and ethical. It shows you're putting the cat's welfare first.
People who leave a cat alone in an empty house or keep a dog chained up in the yard all day are cruel and selfish.
Hillary definitely did the right thing.

Rosemary , Madison, U.S.A./Wisconsin

If Hillary Clinton were male, "calculating" would become "prudent, pragmatic, realistic." "Dumped an obsolete and unloved cat" would become "found a good home for Chelsea's cat after Chelsea left home." The vitriol heaped on Mrs. Clinton says more about the writers than it says about candidate Hillary Clinton. Issues, please, people, not personalities.

Mary Dillon Galbraith, Shorewood, WI, USA

Good Grief! Have any of you nuts considered how Rudy, Obama, Edwards, Thompson, McCain, etc, may feel about cats? How they treat them? Of course you haven't. I bet if you knew what some of these men thought of cats, you would be shocked. There is nothing wrong with Hillary passing Socks to someone who could take care of him. He was Chelsea's cat, and she had left home, gone on to college, or where ever, he was never Hillary's or Bill's cat. They found it a good home where someone would take care of it. Some of you people on here are complete nuts!!!!!!!!
I love cats, have 2 inside cats myself, and am happy they gave Socks to a good home, since they would be traveling and wouldn't have much time for him.

Judy McKinney, Halfway, MO

LOL. Crying for a poor cat that is being taken care very well and this is coming from the hawky republicans who are responsible for 3000+ American lives in an unnecessary war, objectives of which are still not clear.

V, naperville,

Tony Blair got rid off the Downing Street cat when he took office - that was a 5 day wonder too! All politicians are cynical, calculating and opportunistic - why expect any of the candidates to be the slightest bit different!

Nigel, Woking, UK

Hillary is everhthing we don't want or need in the white house. Not that Bush is, but Hillary is clearly not. Ruthless Socialist.

Barry, scottsdale, AZ

Are Hillary Clinton's opponents so desperate that they have had to dig up a story about a cat which was probably being looked after by this lady in the White House anyway?

Hillary for President, she can't be worse than Bush

Chris Linthwaite, Beverley, East Yorkshire

Not sure why 'cold and calculating' are considered bad traits in a world leader. Maggie Thatcher did pretty well after cruelly 'snatching' milk from the mouths of British children(undernourished orphans most of them, if you believed the British Press)!

Does America really want a president who bursts into tears and can't go on a world trip because she can't bear to leave the cat??

Hilary's great! VOTE FOR HILARY!.

Sue, Swansea, UK

Are we witnessing a new ERA in ruling the superpower: Families dominating the white house.The Push Family ruled for 12years and clinton family for eight years, so if Hillary wins the election, the clinton's family will rule the superpower for 12 years and who knows may be 16 years.
The big question on this issue is: whether Hillary is capable of handling such a heavy heritage of push family in both internal and international questions??
For me it seems yes,and had i been a US citezin i would'nt hesitate to vote to her!!

Tayseer Abu Qurs, Kuwait, Kuwait

well I never wanted to vote for her anyway, but this thing with Socks the cat clinches it I'm a animals lover and anyone that isnt doesnt deserve my vote, if you dont care about animals how can you care about people all that well

she seems too cold to care about much of anything

kay anaheim ca

kay, anaheim, calif

Well, you Hillary defenders, why not just admit that she's a phony?

Why not admit that she got a cat for publicity purposes?

Why not admit that her motives are suspect?

Why not admit that this kind of callousness isn't what we want in a President?

Why not admit that the Clinton's really aren't Presidential
material?

Do you like being used this way by politicians? I sure don't.

John Lawrence, Seattle, USA

Hillary Clinton is evil and a communist or socialist and doesn't know how to treat people. I would never vote for her. Go Ron Paul as he's what a true man should be he believes in smaller govt and more PERSONAL FREEDOM's not less.
MDHarris,Wylie Texas USA

Matha, Wylie, USA/Texas

Hilllary is a superficial, materialistic empty shallow human being, does she really think she has what our forefathers to the presidency had to offer.. No but if you like socialism mexicans bringing diseases or any of the other certified morally deprived ideas then vote for her

joyce, St. MMichaels, maryland

I'm a woman and i wont vote for the Hill she scares me. I read once that the leader of isreal didn't trust clinton, said he was shady so is his lady. She will lead us to rune if elected,

renee vandiver, dothan, usa

Its not about the cat rather the cynical attitude towards the voter, ie the cat would help get more votes!!!!!

James, Melbourne, australia

As a Brit, what strikes me about many of the above comments is just how sexist they are. Clinton is called a "cold, calculation female". One suspects that if she was perceived as being warmer she would be criticised for being "an over-emotional, sentimental woman". Personally, I think her way of dealing with Socks desplayed a good balance between rational pragmatism -clearly neither Chelsea, Bill or Hillary were in a position to look after the animal - and having regard for the welfare of their ex-pet. If Hillary can strike such a balance as President, US citzens will be well served.

Geoff, London, UK

Its not abou the cat, rather the cynical and manipulative treatment of it (the cat) and the voters.

James, Melbourne, Australia

I'm a cat lover, but I understand how someone could place a cat in a new home -- especially the home of someone they know and trust -- if they didn't feel they could look after it, pay it enough attention, turned out to be allergic etc. We've taken in a cat from a friend who became divorced, took on a job that required constant travel, and simply didn't feel that they could give it the attention that it needed. My sister developed a severe allergy to cats, and her cat moved in with our parents, who took great care of him until he died at a ripe old age. I'm not trying to promote Hillary -- I just think that making the effort to find Socks a good home hardly means "dumping" a pet (much better than just dropping him off at a shelter etc.).

TC, Arlington, TX

Paul Chippindale, Arlington, TX

Pleasssseeee, you must be crazy to think that women will vote for Hil just because she's a woman. Most women I know have more intelligence than to vote for this cold, calculating female.

Mimi Briskey, Daphne, Ala

It's not about the cat! It's about being catty, Which Hillary surely is!

CHarles Wight, Corpus Christi, TX

Not so.

Mrs. Clinton used Socks as a prop in politics several times, therefore Socks, and treatment of her is quite relevant.

We cannot allow any politician to use an emotional charm one day, then disown the prop next day.

Just as MR. Guliani's infidelity counts, so does Mrs. Clinton's treatment of her beloved pet counts.

John, Newark, DE

Yes, women's votes are important, but it is the male vote that carries or sinks candidates in the US presidential elections. Also, Hillary has a large negative vote in recent polls. In college, she was known as the "Ice Princess." This image has stayed with her all her public life. People of both sexes don't trust her. She is polarizing- people love her or hate her. Most of the nation were against Hilary's 1994 national health proposal- which helped inspire the Republican takeover of Congress- and are against her latest plan in a recent poll.
However much spin her people put on her "soft side," she has to overcome a lot of hard-nose politicizing she commited as first lady that many voters have not forgotten. Say what you will about Laura Bush, she is at least graceful when she needs to be. Hillary, on the other hand, has always been a ballet dancer with two left feet. In other words, her toughest opponent in the 2008 election will be herself, which was Peggy Noonan's point.

paskunia, elmwood park, USA

Buddy was LUCKY. Socks is lucky.

eve jayne, hou, usa tx

I'm not sure that Socks is important to the conversation of Hillary's personality or warmness.

I think with or without Socks there is no question that the Clinton machine is cold, calculating and ruthless.

I wonder what Sandy Berger has that caused him to be embraced again.

David, ST. PETERSBURG, FL

I find it amusing all the knee jerk over emotional twits who will base their voting decisions on this. Why did she get rid of the cat? Maybe she is allergic and the cat could be kept away from her in the WH? Maybe the cat destroyed her furniture? Maybe the cat peed on her bed? WHO GIVES A CRAP???? ITS IRRELEVANT!!!!

This is coming from a household with SIX cats.

detoth67, Mpls, MN

It's a very big distortion to write that she "abandoned" the cat. She gave it away to a responsible person. Just like Ellen de Generes did with Iggy the dog. Ellen's behavior seems to be okay with the public -- so presumably Hillary's will be okay as well.

Elizabeth B., Burlington , VT, USA

For "Don Perkins" .....

The only 'love' Ms Clinton has in her heart is for raw, unadulterated power. She is a cold, calculating, emotionless Socialist hell-bent on acquistion and retention of power.

Nothing this woman (?) does is heart-felt. She is pure evil incarnate.]

Wilber, Atlanta,

I don't understand the issue here. It has been clear from day 1 that the Clinton's are calculating and self-adsorbed. "Us First" carried them through the 90's - allowed the democratic party to lose the House...then the Senate...and when Bill didn't resign after impeachment (letting Al Gore have a leg up on the 2000 run he most certainly would have won) - the Presidency during what turned out to be the 9--11 years.

People voting for Hillary know this. They just don't care. Anything to get rid of Reagen/BushI/BushII.

Laurence, St. Louis, MO

Socks reportedly never got along with Buddy, the Lab President Clinton acquired in 1997, so it may actually have been more compassionate to give Socks to Betty Currie when the Clintons left the White House. Socks, now 16 (that's fairly old for a cat), is in good health and still lives with Currie and her husband.

How finding Socks a good new home constitutes "abandonment" or "mistreatment" is beyond me. How it has anything whatsoever to do with Hillary's fitness to be president of the U.S. is totally incomprehensible.

Swift Loris, Long Branch, NJ

She gave the cat away because it was a prop and was no longer needed. Her marriage is a prop. But she will probably be the president because she has the backing of powerful people and America has become a nation of sentimental fools.

Paul Clayton, South San Francisco, California, U.S.

Let's not forget Hillary's $1,000 investment in stock options that made her $100,000.

Not bad for a novice, considering that even the pros can't produce rate of returns like that.

Bella, NYC, NY

Where I live "dumping" a pet means driving out to the country and leaving it beside the road to fend for itself. Finding it a good home for it is not even close to "dumping." Since I live in the country, where these dumpers practice their art, I know of what I speak. We currently have two hound dogs that we took home when we found them about a year ago, starving, by the side of the road.

bilby, Hot Springs, NC

I couldn't care less what they did with the cat.

Jenny, Austin, TX

Let Socks be thankful Hillary didn't just devour the cat on the spot (so to speak.) This dreadful human being has been carefully trained to emulate the body language and scripted speech of a decent person. Alas, still at the core is a manic egotist who would burn the earth to a cinder to exterminate a handful of her perceived enemies. Any person who has observed Hillary's behavior as First Lady and would cast a vote for such a guiltless grifter should be ashamed of themselves.

Steve Driscoll, Edgecombe, Maine

Get the "dirt" out early. Look, her handlers as well as she, realize this is a marathon and not a sprint. She will come up with some scheme that in the end reduces or removes the "Nurse Racet" image of a cold fish. All of this sparring is just that...these are the imfamous "Clinton Trial Baloons". Its still early. They truly see this as a coronation and that it is already a foregone conclusion that she will be the next president. They have nine months to work with.

Robert Sciolino, Cape Coral, Florida

Traditionally Presidents are elected not based on a popularity contest but based on their experience. Hillary’s main qualification is that she knows where all the bathrooms are in the White House. I have yet to hear her take a stand on a single issue. Unfortunately when you make a bad decision for your country you can either admit it and try to change the mistake or as Hillary has done point fingers at everyone.

To Mark from Newcastle, I have a number of cats and dogs, because of my job we all relocate every year. If you don’t throw your children way with every move then you should not throw your pets away.

Jeff in Miami, Miami Beach, USA/FL

The stupid, American sheep will buy it, hook, line, and sinker. I can't wait till this government falls.

Steve Ventry, Jupiter, Mississippi U.S.A.

I think she is in her "14th minute" now. If I am wrong and she is elected, I think that after a year our entire country will resemble the South during Reconstruction, until all involved realize she is incapable........she resigns, the vp and the
democratic party run out her term...........we elect a republican and slowly things get back to normal.

If this latter scenario happens, it will mark the end of the modern democratic party. They will be forced to change the name, and their attitude to ever be taken seriously in American politics again.

jerry henson, richmond , USA KY

Hey Rick, how is the truth a smear? Hillary is a mean spirited cold hearted selfish hypocritical socialist. Just look at the evidence Rick.

Ricardo Maxwell, Middleburg, FL USA

Like so many other critics of (fill in the blank) democrat many of you are missing/ignoring/burying the central point.

Hillary put her name on a book talking about caring for pets and then once Socks was no longer a useful political tool he got dropped. Everything is calculated. If her polls indicated that dumping Bill would help her chances we'd see a quickie divorce.

The front runners are all saying what they think we want to hear. The ones who do talk straight get little media coverage and have no real chance.

Don Bluth, Bellevue, WA

Stella, are asking Hillary to get over it? If so, I don't think she will ever get over it. Too much hate in her heart for any one person to get over.

Chip O, new castle, co

This does show her true character. Anyone that abandons a pet they have had for years because they don't "have room for them anymore", reveals a cold, heartless soul. I don't want someone like in the highest office making decisions for me.

Marilyn, Bloomfield, Michigan

In response to Robert of NY, NY who suggests Socks was better off rather than on the campaign trail, he should note that Senator Clinton gave her cat away in 2001, FIVE YEARS before she began her run at President.

dave null, claremont, ca, usa

once again way to go people of new york ! for electing a traitor to govt. you are all nuts

Greg, mount clemens, mi

All this silly fluff doesn't hide the fact that this woman is a Stalin in a pantsuit. If she gets in the W.H. there will be a gulag in the wilds of Alaska for all her political enimies. She is an ardent disciple of Saul Alinski a bigtime Commie professor she had years ago. It is all a mask for a cold blooded sociopath.

Bruce J. Rioux, Burlington, USA/ Vernont

Giving a cat to a secretary is hardly "dumping" it. Give it a rest, already.

KZMoore, Denver, Colorado

It shows her true character - anyone that would abandon a pet after having them for years because they have "no room" for them anymore, reveals a cold, heartless soul. To me, this does reflect a person I don't want in the highest office of our country. No thanks.

Marilyn, Bloomfield, Michigan

There are those among us who are completely in denial about the Clinton machine. The "right wing" really does not have to do anything....they do it to themselves..although the media mostly ignores their cunning (bordering on and in some instances) criminal behavior. They are political animals..she worse than he ever was. If Americans really start PAYING ATTENTION to all she says, has said, does and has done she will lose in a landslide. She is a despicable person. The way she exploited Socks is a perfect example of what she is about on every level.

Cathy S, Monroe Twp, NJ USA

I don't like any of the candidates, if the choice is Hitlerally and mean spirited Guilliani I will vote for the independent candidate even if it's Daffy Duck !

Peter M, New York, New York

I'm a democrat and there is nothing youcan say bad about any of the Clintons. Got to go, my mom just made me a new pitcher oh Kool-Aid

D Wayne, Atlanta, GA

Hey Jeanne, if you don't want higher taxes, stop voting Republicans in. Every time they get in (by telling not so smart people like you) they will cut taxes they wreck the economy and balloon the deficit. What do you want to do, tell all your older people they are not going to get social security, no health care. Shut schools? Not pay your nations debt? You are going to have to raise taxes just to begin to fix your country due to the Republicans. My country is kicking your butts. Canada.

John , Edmonton,

Hillary Clinton is the "Lady Macbeth" of American political theater. Her stage managed candidacy smacks of entitlement and a willingness to say anything ($5,000.00 baby bonds) to buy your vote. Her guile is exceeded only by her ambition. The fact that she has used and discarded when no longer deemed necessary her pets (Can Billy-boy be far from a similar doom) is in keeping with her brand of political cynicism...

A Rosario, San Diego, Ca

Sean, do you seriously compare Giuliani answering his wife's phone call during campaigning with Hillary having zero executive experience? If we look at these things, I know who wins.

C, Atlanta, GA

Clinton's dog, Buddy, was "run over?" I call that "convenient"-a-la-Vince-Foster.

lol

Dorsey Marshall, Mullica Hill, NJ

Cold woman, cool cat! Socks has effortless grace but she's trying too hard. Robotic.

Maureen O'Donnell, Cork, Ireland

Maybe Betty Currie was closer to Socks and gave him more attention than either Clinton had time for. Socks has a good home and it should be such a non-issue in an election. I am not a great fan of Hillary and I am a Republican, but why do people rag on her so much about unimportant things?

Katie, Fresno,

I'm a liberal Democrat, but I won't vote at all in the next election. No Democratic candidate has ever won without voters like me. I find it very sad that the Clintons abandoned their pets.

Michael Wolok, N. Miami Beach , Fl

All my cats (5) have been "off-loaded" in ways much more harsh than Ms. Clinton's. At least she found someone willing to care for Socks. Socks is probably better off, which is the most important aspect of this story.

Mills, Blountville, TN

Please, pretty please! no more Clintons or Bushes in the White House. Cats dogs or whatever, enough is enough! Lets not retrofit the presidency. Turn the page and get on with a new breed of politician..

Clayt, Amherst, NY

Hillary should not be taken seriously. Would not be, if not for the left-leaning press and media. She has no credentials, has never done anything except track down her husband's detractors. Truly a danger to the security of the U. S. if she gets the power she wants. Poor socks survived her; hopefully we could also.

Gene, Denver, CO / U. S. A.

This is such a tempest in a teapot. A pet owner's responsibility is to care for the animal for its whole life, and if the owner can't, then to find the pet a good home. Hillary was on the campaign trail at the end of the Clintons' stay in the White House, and wouldn't have been able to spend any time with Socks anyway. I'm sure Betty Currie took very good care of Socks, and probably Socks was perfectly happy with Currie.

Elaine, Chicago, IL

What a catty article! At least Baxter found something to talk about besides Hillary's hairstyle or the way she dresses. Was Socks "dumped" inquiring minds want to know!

Bill Spear, Houston,

Socks and Buddy (some even say Chelsea) were props of the Clintons.

Bruce, Minneapolis, USA

Clawing her way to the top?
What if tomorrow, Chilly-Hill and Betty Currie were to hold a joint news conference to announce a global eBay auction for Socks? Proceeds go to the SPCA or similiar organization. It would raise millions of other peoples dollars all to her credit in the classic modus of Slick Willie. Irresistible! Just as Limbaugh thrashed Harry Reid by ensnaring him in his own wicked web, Hillary could cynically reach out to animal lovers everywhere and watch the polls confirm crown her champion of animal rights. Unthinkable? Move over Ellen and stay tuned...

Pete Case, Coto de Caza, CA

What should she do with the cat? Box it up and drag it on the campaign trail?

Robert, NY, NY,

As a woman the only thing I can say about that so called woman is, "she has no heart". If she treats people like she treated Socks, we are in for it.

Margie, paoli, pa.

The people who say one's treatment of animals is not important in this case are the same ones who were all over the story that Romney decades ago once transported a dog in a cage on the roof of his car.

Michae, Seattle, WA

Hillary wasn't born, she was manufactured. The fact that she is trying to humanize herself just proves that she is too inhuman for the White House. She will do anything to gain power, including selling America's sovereignty to the highest bidder. If she becomes President, we can say goodbye to the U.S. as a world power.

T.B. Baxter, Enid, OK,

This just highlights Ms. Rodham Clinton's ongoing calculation and manipulation of the sheeple. Nobody I know would give away their family pet away to the office staff when they move. Obviously this animal was just a prop in the Clinton White house, or merely a propaganda tool. Thankfully (hopefully) the cat's now in loving hands, and away from the Ice Princess.

Mr. Palmquist, Newport Beach, USA/CA

We're losing all our freedoms to the globalists and you're talking about a cat. Vote Ron Paul!

Wilbur, Mattawa, Canada Ontario

Fred, I hate to disappoint, but I have 3 cats, am a woman and would vote for absolutely anyone the Republicans offer before I'd vote Democrat. And that goes double if HIllary gets the nomination.

JN, Dubuque, IA

I'm disappointed that Hillary apparently didn't have enough love in her heart to keep a life-long family pet, rather than giving it away. I think when a person "gets rid" of a family pet, it often is indicative a lack of true love and compassion.

Don Perkins, Clinton Township, MI

She's probably never home. Much kinder to pass the cat on to someone who can spend time with it.

azul, Boston,

Clinton will say/do anything that she thinks will help her at that point in time. If Socks could vote, would he vote for the family that dumped him once it was no longer in their best interest?

Michael, Sarasota, FL

I do not trust cats or cat people.

tom, nyack, new york

Maybe Hillary got herself a black cat instead.

John Goodhall, Sacramento, CA USA

Reminds me of Cruella de Vil... personal gain from furry critters.

Brad, McMinnville, Oregon

I love how the far left thinks that the word "hate" is some kind of all purpose trump card. Sort of a one-size-fits-all debate bludgeon. It must feel so good to them as they smugly wield it.
Here's another word for them: projection.

rhodeymark, quahog, ri

The sanctimonious dipsticks who brought you the disaster of the Iraq war, the ignominious failure of the post-Katrina effort, Blackwater, secret prisons, torture as policy, the renewal of the cold war, the greatest budget deficit in the history of earth, the K-street project and the bridge to nowhere, now want you to keep them in office because a cat lives with a former White House staffer? Nice try. But better polish the resume and look for a job as a lobbyist.

Barry Nolan, Newton, MA

Sheesh! She's being attacked over a stupid cat? That's really scraping it. Sounds more like there are people that are really concerned she might win.

Mr Hallett, London< ON, Canada

While i doubt this will have any bearing on the election, i think it was kind of crappy to dump the pet. How you treat things that are smaller than you i think shows a lot about a person. Sure, In a family unit, the pet wasn't a big thing. But as a president, that cat could be a small country or a minority that she's willing to dismiss due to their insignificance.

I don't think it's the cat, i think it's the idea.

Personally, none of the candidates are particularly great.

Leslie Edens, Seaside, California, USA

Of the L - I - I ( Liberal Indicator Index ) owning a cat is very high on the scale. There is a high correllation between owning a cat and voting dem and being a woman. There is a high correllation between owning a dog, voting Rep and being a man. This shedding of the cat indicates a shift towards the center ! If Hilliary makes it to the Whitehouse ( which will be chartruese after she has her womanly ways with it ) and gets a dog.....look out libs...she will have shifted to the conservative side of the political spectrum.

Fred, phoenix, arizona usa

I agree that making a point about a cat, unless its been killed, isn't going to change or reflect anything about an election.

I do, however agree with how calculating Clinton is. She works to go with the status quo, changing her accent to please Southern Baptists for example, and seems to be willing to do almost anything to get elected. All of her plans which are made to appeal to the wallet while blinding people to the idea of more and more taxes and bigger government dependency. As displeased with Bush's spending as I am, Clinton would bankrupt the entire country with her entitlement plans.

For once, I just want a candidate to blunt with us, to tell us that the role of government is not the teat of entitlement on which to suck but one that should have as little interference with people's lives as possible. Am I too unrealistic? Probably, but that candidate would have my vote. Hillary Clinton will not, however.

L. Stevenson, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Don't you understand? That cat knew far too much for its own good and the labrador was working on a tell-all account of his years at the White House

John O'Doe, Paris, France

Maybe you can do a little research project onRomney and his treatment of dogs, adding analysis of his clothing, body, personality and why they had all those kids.

Then one on Rudy who may or may not give away pets but gives away women.

Certainly one on Rush Limbaugh and what happened to his pet when he was so high he didn't know what city he was in or if he even had a pet.

Maggie, Boca Raton,

Hillary will never get my vote!! Democrats don't even like her, but they will vote for anyone just to have a D by their name. Let's all get over it and actually vote for the one that can do what's right for the American people - a true patriot in every way. I don't know who that is at this moment, but I know it isn't Hillary. Come on Democrats vote for someone that can make a difference not Bill Clinton's wife.
I DO NOT want HIGHER TAXES and that is all that will happen with her in office - everything else she does will be run by the polls.
Come on America - let's vote fot the right candidate and not the D and the R!!!

Jeanne, Vincennes, USA

How can Hillary get away with passing on her cat to her secretary when the Ellen DeGeneres couldn't pass on her puppy to her hairdresser? Are cats second class citizens?

Jayne G, New York, USA

A funny piece (have you liberals no sense of humor?). Clinton is dogged by her past . Having her as president would indeed be cat-astrophic.

William, Santa Clara , CA

Nice looking cat.........

Chris Kenney, High Wycombe, U.K

Thus us the kind of cretinous reduction of US politics to trivia so beloved of sneering snobs in this country.

Jonathan , Feltham, Middlesex

I have always thought Mrs Clinton is calculated, I would normally find that to be a favorable trait for a president. However, the fact that she has never really been responsible for anything such as a business or society bothers me. Maybe Socks is happier now. ?

michelle, Lexington, SC

Betty Currie and the Clintons have been friends since Socks was a kitten. The idea that Bill and Hill "dumped" Socks on her is ridiculous. She is one of legions who would have been proud to have taken in the famous pet (who is now sixteen years old and thriving, thank you). Like the lady said: Get over it!

Alan Hickman, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

This is one woman who will NOT be voting for Hillary.

W Perry, Houston, TX USA

Give me a break. What will folks use next for the smear campaign! More than one of us has had to pass a kitty on to someone else. This is just one more piece of inane garbage, and frankly, anyone who would use such a trivial piece of information (with plenty to stand against it) to make such an important decision as who to vote for - well, need I say more? The cats that are the problem are the catty cats doing the scratch attacks.

Thea Hardy, Corvallis, Oregon

Its not uncommon to give a cat away when you move and possibly kinder than carting it across the country. They'll be conspiracy theories that they did Buddy in next

Mark, Newcastle, England

Chilly Hilly is the kind of woman that wants to steal your heart because she is involved in a scientific dissection of body parts program. Look up "calculating" in any dictionary and her pix is there.

Brent, Louisville, KY

I don't care one iota for hillary,never did,never will.All she has going for her in my book,is that she isn't obama.I'd rather see virtually anyone in the office except obama.I feel he has an agenda that does not bode well for most americans to begin with,and will be very destructive to all americans before all is said and done.His very pointed agenda is nothing more or less than a personal vendetta that he will go to any extreme to see advanced.Look out americans,if obama gets the job,we'd best move out of the usa,quick.

If the worst thing you can hang on hillary is dumping a cat,in a good home by the way,then you got nothing to hold against her.I'm an animal activist,and rehoming a cat doesn't make her an evil person.If anyone is so silly as to choose not to vote for her because of the cat episode,they really should not be classified as eligible to vote.

mary braziel, holliday,

I have always thought how a person deals with animals shows their true character. Socks is most likely best off with Betty Currie.

Linda, New York City, USA

Ho-hum - Yet another small smear launched by the right wing loonies trying to whip up yet more hate as their only viable weapon against their Democratic opponents who actually want to govern and not just rule.

Rick, Boston, MA, USA,

Oh please, Socks the cat? Are you seriously suggesting this will decide the 2008 election? Would you write this article if a Clinton the candidate was a man?

When you mention Guiliani's critique of Clinton, do you even think of what New Yorkers thought of him on the day before 9/11? Do you mention how Guiliani currently takes mobile calls during campaigning? How McCain is more senile than his mommy? The list goes on. Can we have political analysis and less of this National Enquirer rubbish that is derivative.

Sean R, Dublin, Ireland

so much hate in your heart. get over it!

Stella, Everett, WA