As you may have heard, Kristi Noem, Governor of South Dakota, wrote a book in which she described shooting her own dog for being dangerous and out-of-control. "Putting down" dangerous animals has been common practice for time immemorial, yet somehow this admission by Noem has "killed" her chances for higher office.
But has it really? Has there ever been a case of a national politician who admitted mistreating man's best friend and went on to win election?
Why, as a matter of fact there has been such a case!
Watch this brief message from my dog: