Margaret thought that the only off-note in Barack Obama's otherwise superb election night speech was the part where he told his daughters, "you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the White House."
If this campaign was about change, Margaret reasoned, why a puppy in the White House? So many presidents have had dogs as pets. That's really just the same old stuff. Why not … just for the sake of argument here … why not a miniature goat?
That, Margaret said, would be change. Real change.
Then she listened to the President-elect's first press conference on Friday and heard how the puppy was becoming quite an issue with the hypoallergenic thing. While she recognized how important it was that the Obama family wanted to adopt a shelter dog, rather than buy a dog from a breeder — what a wonderful signal that sends to the country! — Margaret thought she could offer the soon-to-be First Family a way out of their predicament.
"Consider me," she says.
Margaret even claims to be hypoallergenic, though we are not exactly sure there's any valid scientific data to support her position on this.
She points out that there is historical precedent for a goat in the White House: Both President Abraham Lincoln and President Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) had pet goats. Lincoln even allowed his two goats, Nanny and Nanko, to ride in the presidential carriage. (Hey, she is not making this up! See this article.)
But since it's been more than a century since a goat graced the White House lawn (not to mention the Rose Garden … yum yum yum!), surely it's time to consider having a goat again as the nation's First Pet?
[A side note from Steve to new White House staff: Just consider that when things go wrong — as they inevitably do in any White House — there would always be a real scapegoat to blame.]
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