Kickass and Flat Shoes by Bill Stokes

Attribution: US Department of Labor, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

By Bill Stokes

Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, in his ever vigilant but forever disappointing search for meaningful political developments, has finally scored big-time with news that Nancy Pelosi has returned to Congress wearing “flats” instead of her signature high-heeled stilettos.

It was while wearing those stilettos that Nancy fell down a marble stairway in Germany last December and needed hip-replacement surgery before she could come home.

The take-away questions from this development are multiple and far reaching:

*Should all politicians be required to wear “flats” in the interest of improved balance?

*Does having a German hip reflect on a Politian’s patriotism and foreign policy decisions?

*Would it be an overall improvement if all politicians fell down marble stairways and required body-part replacement of various kinds?

Responding to some of these questions, Phyllis, who had recent hip-replacement surgery, advises the keeper that she wears flats and takes the elevator to avoid stairs–marble or otherwise, and he should probably follow suit.