For Real?

Headline:

Romney Defends Strapping Dog in Kennel on Station Wagon in 1983

Yes, this is an actual, serious(?) news story. Now, we are not only investigating candidate's closets for skeletons, but the doghouse too.

Is it bad that I laughed out loud for several minutes after reading this story? I couldn't decide what was funnier, the prospect of a future president hosing dog diarrhea off of his station wagon, or the fact that people are really freaking out about it in the context of an election.

Let's just hope that he doesn't have any pets if he makes it to the White House. I don't think a dog would fare as well on top of Air Force One.