 The book , or elements of it , has been mentioned multiple times in United States politics . The image of the Cat balancing many objects on his body while in turn balancing himself on a ball has been included in political cartoons and articles . Political caricaturists have portrayed both Bill Clinton and George W. Bush in this way . In 2004 , MAD magazine published " The Strange Similarities Between the Bush Administration and the World of Dr. Seuss " , an article which matched quotes from White House officials to excerpts taken from Dr. Seuss books , and in which George W. Bush 's State of the Union promises were contrasted with the Cat vowing ( in part ) , " I can hold up the cup and the milk and the cake ! I can hold up these books ! And the fish on a rake ! " In 2007 , during the 110th Congress , Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid compared the impasse over a bill to reform immigration with the mess created by the Cat . He read lines of the book from the Senate floor . He then carried forward his analogy hoping the impasse would be straightened out for " If you go back and read Dr. Seuss , the cat manages to clean up the mess . " In 1999 , the United States Postal Service issued a stamp featuring the Cat in the Hat . 
