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Now that the proverbial cat is conclusively out of the bag, and all the animal experts have determined that the damn thing is feral, why doesn’t somebody just put it out of its misery? Not to mention the misery of so many victimized by its vicious bite. Don’t we all deserve a clean break from the rabid beast?
If you take out the cat reference, putting the name of the former president in its place, won’t the same solution suggest itself? I mean, he’s a certified fascist, right? Hasn’t Kamala told us so? And nearly all the talking heads are beating the same drum. So why hasn’t someone simply taken this fascist beast out? You know, like a Tony Soprano whack job?
Well, actually, it’s been tried twice before already, and wouldn’t you know it, the cat keeps coming back. Is it possible he’s got nine lives?
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