Seamus, the dog-on-the-roof, a political icon

[G_j]

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/08/opinion/collins-dogging-mitt-romney.html?_r=2&hp

Dogging Mitt RomneyBy GAIL COLLINS
Published: March 7, 2012

I don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned this, but Mitt Romney once drove to Canada with the family Irish setter on the roof of the car.

Seamus, the dog-on-the-roof, has become a kind of political icon. You cannot go anywhere without running into him. There are Seamus T-shirts and endless Web sites. This week, the story was a New Yorker cover, with Rick Santorum playing the role of the Irish setter.

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At some point — possibly in response to the excitement about being passed by tractor-trailers while floating like a furry maraschino cherry on top of the car, Seamus developed diarrhea. And Romney, who had designated all the acceptable rest stops before beginning the trip, was forced to make an unscheduled trip to a gas station. Where he kept the family in the car while he hosed down the station wagon and the dog, then returned to the highway.

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People, does any of this sound appealing? Elect Mitt Romney and he will take the nation on the road to the future. Some of us will be stuck on the roof. The rest of us will be inside singing camp songs and waiting for the day when the master plan lets us stop to visit the bathroom. Plus, anybody who screws up on the way to the future gets the hose.

Anyhow, we are now at a post-Super-Tuesday lull in the campaign, and I am ready to answer Seamus questions.

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[wendylaroux]

1. That shows his character right there.

God help us all if that becomes president.

I mean what kind of a person would do that?

[SunsetDreams]

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[G_j]

4. dogs against Romney

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[sinkingfeeling]

3. I've always wondered why the dog didn't develop pneumonia from

being hosed down and then traveling at highway speeds, blowing air past him.

I am guilty of once taking 3 hogs home from a county fair and giving them pneumonia. It was a hot August day and I had cooled them off with a hose before loading them into the back of the pickup. Of course, I was only 15 at the time and they did all survive with vet treatment.

[Cali_Democrat]

5. Get "Ruff" with Romney