Margaret Thatcher a Cat Person

The folks at National Review Online (specifically Jonah Goldberg and Rich Lowry) have a long running argument over the superiority of dogs versus cats. Jonah, the affable, playful frat-boyish Editor-at-Large prefers affable, playful pooches. Rich Lowry, the brooding head honcho of the magazine, keeps the company of evil, maniacal cats from high atop his perch at the towering headquarters of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy.

Though I like Jonah Goldberg's writing and think he has the upper hand in the argument, I would be remiss not to note that today Rich Lowry may have scored a win. It appears that either he or his minions (the same ones that prevent said Goldberg from being allowed a living wage) have mischievously convinced Margaret Thatcher, the Grand Dame of conservatism, to get a cat, instead of a dog.

"She had thought of getting a dog," said a friend, "but exercising it would have posed security issues."

Who was this friend, I ask? I posit that it was none other than Rich Lowry, co-conspirator of the League of Evil Cats.