In this primary, the black candidate did win, there were no last-minute crying jags, and ALL the candidate supported torture (of mice).
Nin, the cat who lived in the weather observatory high atop Mount Washington in the New Hampshire White Mountains, recently retired at the advanced age of 17, so the fellows who work at the observatory (and apparently have plenty of spare time) decided to let the Internet choose which one of three potential pussycats would be the new resident feline.
The winner, with a whopping 53% of the vote, was Marty.
I think it’s only fitting that the winning cat’s name should be Marty. Those of us who grew up in Northern New England will unquestionably remember Marty Engstrom (YouTube link), who gave the weather report live from the observatory on WMTW Channel 8 for many, many years.
It might not be quite the same as the Bush-Clinton dynasty, but having a “Marty On The Mountain” is a bit of a New England tradition.
