If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog

"President Biden’s nearly two-year-old German shepherd Commander bit seven people in a four-month period after former first dog Major was ousted from the White House over similar aggressive behavior..." by Ann Althouse.  

Everyone seems to be having fun with the fact that the President (or his staff) felt compelled to humanize him by getting a dog for his time in the White House but has clearly either not chosen well or not trained well.  The dogs who were supposed to humanize him, didn't like people, repeatedly biting them.  Both dogs have been sent away for aggressive behavior.  People are drawing parallels between the dogs and the President.

I laughed at the heading somewhere to the effect

"Don't believe it!  Commander has been framed.  He found the cocaine."

Althouse notes:

Harry Truman famously said, "If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog." Joe Biden got 2 dogs in Washington and both were enemies.

 

Althouse's commenters have a field day:

Randomizer said...

How does a White House dog work?

Having a second aggressive dog that bit seven people in four months is extraordinary. Normally, that dog would have been put down five victims ago. Nobody expects the president to choose, walk, feed or train a dog. Is Biden's friend CornPop in charge of the White House dog?

Breezy said...

Yet another example of our two-tiered justice system….sigh.

Rocco said...

So there is at least one Commander in Washington with some bite.

gilbar said...

if One dog is a biter.. It COULD BE the dog..

if EVERY dog you have is a biter.. it is YOUR FAULT

Aggie said...

Just checking, Joe hasn't been hauling the dogs into the shower, has he? Do these dogs keep a diary?

Bob Boyd said...

Once they develop a taste for the Secret Service, they'll never to go back to kibble.

walter said...

Cocaine Dog.

Lem the misspeller said...

What happens to dogs when they do cocaine?

rcocean said...

There are no bad dogs only bad owners. At least "Commander" didn't get mysteriously "Hit by a car" or get left behind like Socks the Cat.

Cappy said...

It's the climate change!