pjmedia.com By David Manney
Some political metaphors come easily.
Like this one: our dog Watson is a Goldendoodle. Kind, intelligent, protective, and selectively vocal. He barks at squirrels, passing trucks, loud motorcycles, and other dogs on the move.
In other words, he barks at things that exist.
A smaller dog lives across the pond from us, and to protect his identity, let’s call him Richard Noggin. It barks, too. A lot! But, not at things; he barks for hours at nothing, into the void. Simply, it’s sound and fury in a little package. When its owners leave, they let it out on their upper deck.
I’m convinced the dog is sweet, but his owners are the problem. I like to think of them as many modern liberals are often described: proud of never correcting bad behavior. Worse, it appears they treat the noise as a virtue.
Watson, in this comparison, represents the Right. Richard Noggin represents the 2025 version of the Left.
Watson: The Conservative Canine
Watson, in his wise and compassionate way, chose me as his human after my increasingly intelligent and attractive wife and I started spending time together. (He was Winston’s younger brother.) Watson has always been clever in ways that surprise you. Here’s a quick example showing his brains. Watson’s greatest activity, next to me petting him, is playing ball. Late one afternoon, I wasn’t able to find a ball because of the bright glare from the sun. After he tired of waiting for me, without command or coaxing, he trotted to where the ball lay, paused right next to it, then calmly trotted back to the center of the yard to wait for me.
What Watson did was recognize the problem, help solve it, and then continue the process. When it’s working, it’s an accurate representation of the Right: responsive, productive, and able to shut up when the job is done.
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