Many of you have commented on how cute our dogs, Bert and Ernie, are. We quite agree. They are the best dogs in the world. We're often asked questions like, "How do you tell them apart?" and "Which one is which?" and "Why does one wear blue and the other red?" Well, the answer to the first question is that Ernie is chubbier. The answer to the second question is that Ernie is the darker chubbier one and Bert is the littler dumber one.

But the answer to the third question often surprises people: They're hardline political partisans. That's right. Bert is a flaming kooky liberal and Ernie is a knuckle-dragging conservative. You wouldn't know that from just meeting them, but it's true. They selected their own collar colors to match their political leanings.

Since they have such strong opinions about everything, I thought we'd start a series here where they offer up their opinions on the presidential race. You might object, "Them?! Why should they get their own forum? They're dogs! They can't possibly be informed on the issues!" And, well, you'd be right. But since the average American voter doesn't really know anything about the issues either, we see no problem with them having their own "Hannity and Colmes" style debates.

Get ready for a great political season!