Agreed that there are millions of house cats perfectly content to perch at the windowsill or play in an enclosure pen watching the world and its dangers go by. They still have fun with the occasional house bug but it isn’t worth risking life and limb over a rodent. Kitties were not bred to be hunters in the wild like dogs, they aren’t automatons and it isn’t their job to be your pest control service. And btw, no political affiliation has a monopoly on love of animals. I have known just as many liberals with outdoor cats as conservatives (actually more, and more irresponsible owners). These are animals without the mentality of future danger risk or personal responsibility for heaven’t sake, not pawns in an ideological battle.
That's just ridiculous. Felix Domesticus is valued throughout the world for its excellent rodent hunting abilities, and has been for thousands of years. No, they're not suited to hunting in the wild, but the great outdoors of your yard isn't exactly an untamed wilderness. They're quite well adapted to man's structured environment, but still retain their wild ancestors' hunting skills and tools.