President Smokey Is Poisened And Thunder Becomes The 500th President

 

              This is the PAW national news breaking in with this sad story.  President Smokey the cat, the 

499th President of the United States has passed away.  He was drinking his formula A-1 milk when he 

passed away.  It is not clear whether the President was poisoned to death or not at this time.  Let us 

listen in as Thunder is sworn in as President of the United States.

              Vice President Thunder is at the church of the Wild Woods where he puts his paw on the Bible,

and says,                  "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of the President of the 

                                  United States, and will do to the best of my ability ,  preserve, protect, and defend                            

                                   the Constitution of the United States."

After saying these words Thunder became the 500th President of the United States.  A Presidential 

statement followed this. President Thunder started off with a howl.  

                                  "Dear Beloved ones of the United States, we have lost a great leader today.  We 

ask your prayers for President Smokey's family I am sure the first lady could use your prayers.  I ask

furthermore for my leadership and the leadership of this country at this sad time.  Now for a short 

question period from the reporters."

                                  NBC we will receive a question from you first.  My question is do you plan to do a

thorough investigation of President Smokey's death. Secondly. what do you plan to do about his 

death?"

                                 To the first part of your question sir, "a thorough investigation is presently going 

on.     To the second part of your question if any poison WAS used in his milk, I'll use every part of the 

law I can to get vengeance for this country!"    A standing ovation was then given to President Thunder. 

                                 CBS was called for next, and they asked President Thunder if he had any ideas for  

a new cabinet, and who his next Vice President would be?  Thunder just shrugged and said, "let me,  

sleep on it, I just became President of the United States. If I should die, God help us if that should 

happen, then things are set up for someone to take my place, as President 501."

                             Fox News stood up next asking if President Thunder was hinting the Speaker of the

House as the next Vice President.  President Thunder Said, I am saying nothing of the sort, I am just 

saying if I should die suddenly with no Vice President appointed, the next President would be the 

Speaker of the House Senator Sammy Snake in the Grass."

                               After that statement President Thunder was rushed off on to Air Force One.  While

 on the way from Indiana (where he had married a seven-year-old poodle named Maxine).  They had

 scheduled a stopover in NYC to see the bishop for a blessing, over the two of them.  They ate at 

Universal Pizza and then got back on a plane flight to Washington D.C./to go home.

                     The very next morning Thunder started tapping people for his cabinet.  To start off with he 

called Timothy the Church Mouse to be his National Chaplin.  Timothy hesitated then said, "Well I 

guess I could leave Castle the Cat in charge until they appointed a new Chaplin here.  So the change 

was made with Timothy the Church Mouse moving to Washington D. C.

                      The next person he chose for office was the CEO of Universal Pizza.  He called Jimmy 

up and offered him the position of Vice President.  Jimmy was hesitant at first but then got talked into 

it.  When the news got hold of it they said he was: FOLLOWING IN SMOKEY'S PAWS WITH HIS 

CABINET.   President Thunder just shrugged and said what did they expect?

                     He requested that the Speaker of the House, Sammy Snake in the Grass, to be the 

Secretary of State.    The Speaker of the House declined saying he was happy with the position he had.

So President Thunder called up General Hardshell the Tortoise, and asked him if he would be Secretary 

of State.  To which General Hardshell said anything to serve my country sir, yes sir.   As to the rest of 

the Cabinet the President left it as it was. 

                        They then had an inaugural party with the BIG FIVE BAND playing the night out.

As for poor Smokey he had been poisoned by the cook.  So, Thunder had the cook that was a cock 

roach exterminated right away.   He then hired a new cook from the streets of Harlem.

Paul D. Eccles