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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 60587">Political Poetic Justice &nbsp;&nbsp; For starters, history buff Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;Listen, my children, don&#039;t dare ignore, &gt; &gt;The midnight actions of Bush and Gore &gt; &gt;In early November, the year ought-ought, &gt; &gt;Hard to believe the mess they wrought. &gt; &gt;Two billion bucks of campaign bounty &gt; &gt;All came down to Palm Beach County. &gt; &gt;What result could have been horrider &gt; &gt;Than the situation we found in Florider? &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;Edgar Allen Poe is his usual gloomy self: &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;Once upon a campaign dreary, one which left us weak and weary &gt; &gt;O&#039;er many a quaint and curious promise of political lore &gt; &gt;While we nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came yapping, &gt; &gt;As of some votes overlapping, energy-zapping to the core &gt; &gt;&quot;Tis a mess here,&quot; we all muttered, as the network anchors stuttered, &gt; &gt;Stuttered over Bush and Gore. &gt; &gt;Could there be another election with such a case of misdirection, &gt; &gt;One with such a weak selection, yet fraught with tension to the core? &gt; &gt;Quoth the ravers, &quot;Nevermore.&quot; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;Britain&#039;s Edward Lear&#039;s limerick is lighter: &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;There once was a U.S. election &gt; &gt;That called for some expert detection &gt; &gt;How thousands of pollers &gt; &gt;Could become two-holers &gt; &gt;Like outhouses of recollection. &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Ditto Ogden Nash: &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;I regret to admit that all my knowledge is &gt; &gt;What I learned at Electoral Colleges, &gt; &gt;So tell me please, though I hate to troublya &gt; &gt;Will the winner be Al, or will it be Dubya? &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;Joyce Kilmer&#039;s a media analyst: &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;I thought that I would never see &gt; &gt;The networks all so up a tree. &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;Walt Whitman is lyrical, as always: &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;O&#039;Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip&#039;s not done &gt; &gt;The ship has weather&#039;d every rack, but nobody knows who&#039;s won &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;Alfred Noyes rhythmically rumbles: &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;And still of an autumn night they say, with the White House on the line, &gt; &gt;When the campaign&#039;s a ghostly galleon and both candidates cry, &quot;&#039;Tis mine!&quot; &gt; &gt;When the road is a ribbon of ballots, all within easy reach, &gt; &gt;A highwayman comes riding, riding, riding, &gt; &gt;A highwayman comes riding, and punches two holes in each. &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;Dr. Seuss takes a look at election officials: &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;I cannot count them in a box &gt; &gt;I cannot count them with a fox &gt; &gt;I cannot count them by computer &gt; &gt;I will not with a Roto-Rooter &gt; &gt;I cannot count them card-by-card &gt; &gt;I will not &#039;cause its way too hard &gt; &gt;I cannot count them on my fingers &gt; &gt;I will not while suspicion lingers &gt; &gt;I&#039;ll leave the country in a jam &gt; &gt;I can&#039;t count ballots, Sam-I-Am &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;Dr Clement Moore adopts a holiday theme: &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;&#039;Twas the month before Christmas, when all through the courts, &gt; &gt;All the plaintiffs made stirring bad ballot reports &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;Which leaves the problem: &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;Perhaps the best way to stop complaints that are raucous is &gt; &gt;Start over again, with the Iowa caucuses. &gt;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 60587"] Political Poetic Justice For starters, history buff Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: > > > >Listen, my children, don't dare ignore, > >The midnight actions of Bush and Gore > >In early November, the year ought-ought, > >Hard to believe the mess they wrought. > >Two billion bucks of campaign bounty > >All came down to Palm Beach County. > >What result could have been horrider > >Than the situation we found in Florider? > > > >Edgar Allen Poe is his usual gloomy self: > > > >Once upon a campaign dreary, one which left us weak and weary > >O'er many a quaint and curious promise of political lore > >While we nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came yapping, > >As of some votes overlapping, energy-zapping to the core > >"Tis a mess here," we all muttered, as the network anchors stuttered, > >Stuttered over Bush and Gore. > >Could there be another election with such a case of misdirection, > >One with such a weak selection, yet fraught with tension to the core? > >Quoth the ravers, "Nevermore." > > > >Britain's Edward Lear's limerick is lighter: > > > >There once was a U.S. election > >That called for some expert detection > >How thousands of pollers > >Could become two-holers > >Like outhouses of recollection. > > > > Ditto Ogden Nash: > > > >I regret to admit that all my knowledge is > >What I learned at Electoral Colleges, > >So tell me please, though I hate to troublya > >Will the winner be Al, or will it be Dubya? > > > >Joyce Kilmer's a media analyst: > > > >I thought that I would never see > >The networks all so up a tree. > > > >Walt Whitman is lyrical, as always: > > > >O'Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip's not done > >The ship has weather'd every rack, but nobody knows who's won > > > >Alfred Noyes rhythmically rumbles: > > > >And still of an autumn night they say, with the White House on the line, > >When the campaign's a ghostly galleon and both candidates cry, "'Tis mine!" > >When the road is a ribbon of ballots, all within easy reach, > >A highwayman comes riding, riding, riding, > >A highwayman comes riding, and punches two holes in each. > > > >Dr. Seuss takes a look at election officials: > > > >I cannot count them in a box > >I cannot count them with a fox > >I cannot count them by computer > >I will not with a Roto-Rooter > >I cannot count them card-by-card > >I will not 'cause its way too hard > >I cannot count them on my fingers > >I will not while suspicion lingers > >I'll leave the country in a jam > >I can't count ballots, Sam-I-Am > > > >Dr Clement Moore adopts a holiday theme: > > > >'Twas the month before Christmas, when all through the courts, > >All the plaintiffs made stirring bad ballot reports > > > >Which leaves the problem: > > > >Perhaps the best way to stop complaints that are raucous is > >Start over again, with the Iowa caucuses. > [/QUOTE]

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