RIP, Socks the Cat.
Oh valiant little feline, you will be missed. After a long struggle with cancer, Socks left us yesterday, February 20 and made the world a little less fuzzy. Oh, and he was for Obama alright. Betty loved him so. You can’t take the Maryland out of a cat, and Maryland is all about Obama.
From MSNBC below, no more be said about whether or not Betty made the right decision. When cats don’t want to eat, they don’t want to live. That’s it. Thanks Betty. You’re the best.
“The cat wasn’t eating and wouldn’t get up Friday morning. When he finally did go to the litter box, he simply fell into the litter, prompting Currie to call Three Notch Veterinary Clinic.
Currie and the vet agreed it was time to put Socks down. Currie told SoMdNews.com that she plans to have Socks cremated.
Socks, who would have turned 20 in the spring, was a stray when he was adopted for Chelsea Clinton while Bill Clinton was governor of Arkansas. The family brought Socks with them to the White House in 1993.”
People online continues:
It was near their home in Maryland that Socks was put to sleep Friday morning. “He could no longer stand and wasn’t eating,” according to family friend and presidential historian Barry Landau.
“The truth be known, Betty asked if Socks could come live with her. The Clintons didn’t abandon Socks. They were totally conflicted. It broke their hearts, but they knew it would be the right thing for Socks’ welfare.”
“Betty had lost a close family member and a dog and they wanted to do something nice for her,” continues Landau, noting that Hillary Clinton had just been elected to the U.S. Senate.
“The truth be known, Betty asked if Socks could come live with her. The Clintons didn’t abandon Socks. They were totally conflicted. It broke their hearts, but they knew it would be the right thing for Socks’ welfare.”
Socks acting like a normal cat
“Betty had lost a close family member and a dog and they wanted to do something nice for her,” continues Landau, noting that Hillary Clinton had just been elected to the U.S. Senate.
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During the family’s days in the White House, Socks had become attached to Betty, with whom he spent many hours every day. “Socks was always curled up on a blue striped silk chair, next to Betty,” in her office outside the Oval Office, Landau says.
Socks at work
Landau adds that even visiting heads of state asked to have pictures taken with the cat.
In the years since he left the White House, Landau says, “Socks had an incredible life. Betty cooked for Socks,” he said, noting the cat loved chicken.
On Thursday, Currie took Socks for one last walk; she plans to have the cat cremated.
Bill & Socks
Bill loved that cat. Kept him close. Cats know EVERYTHING. They hear no evil, see no evil, but they smell it, they can tell it.
