"...my wife had left the radio going with NPR to amuse the cats."
Odd, my cats like NPR also - and they're not even Democrats, I don't think....."
Pelrsonally, I don't think that cats, or dogs, know one party from another. They probably just hear yak yak yak .....
Hah - and neither do we, anymore!!
My cats are most definitely Republicans. They are anti-immigration (hate people coming over) pro-hunting, and definitely red-meat eaters. They like being homeowners. :D