A joke… or is it?

George Bush is taking a stroll around Capitol Hill with Donald Rumsfeld when he meets a little girl carrying a small basket with a blanket over it. Curious, Bush says to the girl, “What’s in the basket?”

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She replies, “New baby kittens,” and opens the basket to show him.

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“How nice,” says Bush. What kind are they?”

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The little girl says, “Republicans.”

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Bush smiles, pats the little girl on the head and they continue on.

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About three months later, Bush and Dick Cheney are strolling around Capitol Hill when he sees the little girl again with the same basket. Bush says to Cheney: “Watch this, it’s very cute,” and they approach the little girl.

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Bush says to the girl, “So how are those cute kittens?”

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She says “Oh, they’re doing fine.”

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He then says, “Now what kind of kittens did you say they are?”

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The little girl says, “Democrats.”

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Somewhat abashed, Bush says, “Three months ago you said they were Republicans!”

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“I know,” she says. “But they’ve been to the vet.”