Mayor of Alaskan Town Is a Cat

[underpants]

TALKEETNA, Alaska—The mayor of this tiny village has been shot, fallen into a restaurant fryer, jumped off a moving truck and been mauled by a dog. Now the burning question around these parts is: Has Mayor Stubbs used up his nine lives?

Stubbs is a cat—but that didn't stop residents of this unincorporated burg of 876 from naming him their mayor 16 years ago. "It's an honorary position we gave him, and it just stuck," says Lauri Stec, general manager of Nagley's General Store, where Stubbs was adopted by the management as a stray kitten. "We don't own him, he owns us," she added, scratching his honor under the chin.

"It's like politics anywhere, but we're just more honest about it," says Ms. Kayser, 55.



But with Stubbs' recovery going slowly, talk inevitably has turned to succession plans. Exactly how—or whether—to replace Stubbs hasn't been determined. Says Sassan Mossaner, owner of the Denali Brewing Co., "Those are difficult paws to fill."



More info at link about other animal Mayors - goats and mostly dogs

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304500404579127644142609328

Stubbs at Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stubbs_(cat)

[Motown_Johnny]

1. and does a better job than a certain former Governor, who shall remain nameless

[B Calm]

2. I don't see a flag lapel pin on him,

republicans will make a big deal about that!

[cali]

3. Cats should be banned from political office

they're murderous bird stalkers. Vote dog.

Just kidding, Mayor Stubbs is adorable.

[steve2470]

4. aw poor Stubbs !!!!!

from Wiki:

On August 31, 2013, Stubbs was attacked by a dog. Three days later, Stubbs was reported to be recovering under heavy sedation at a veterinary hospital, having suffered a punctured lung and fractured sternum; the attacking dog had not been found.[10] A crowdsourcing page was set up to help pay for Stubbs' medical bills.[11]

[brooklynite]

5. How can Mayor Stubbs possibly garner the respect appropriate to his office in that outfit?

[cali]

6. I think he looks both jaunty and dignified.

[pinboy3niner]

7. It depressed his voter turnout and he only won re-election by a whisker

If he should leave office, though, he has a nice retirement claws.

[cali]

8. ......

nice.