<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><div><b>“Politics”</b> by Barbara Asboe of Pocatello</div><div><br></div><div>There once was a woman from Cannes</div><div>Who for state representative ran </div><div>She toted a gun </div><div>So she naturally won, </div><div>Then they found she was really a man.</div><div> </div><div>Some folks who adore Idaho </div><div>Want to cling to our loved status quo </div><div>They greet with a frown </div><div>Any new folks in town </div><div>And tell them to “gaddup and go.”</div><div> </div><div>Instead of a loving caress </div><div>They polish their guns with finesse </div><div>They meet their new neighbors </div><div>With pistols and sabres </div><div>And municipal scorn — in excess.</div><div> </div><div>Our state Legislature’s passe </div><div>They enact grotesque laws every day </div><div>Not to help kids progress </div><div>But to feather their nests </div><div>And to honor their god: NRA.</div><div> </div><div>They abhor the minimum wage </div><div>And caring for those of old age </div><div>Their corporate hearts </div><div>Rising way off the charts </div><div>Leaves citizens full of outrage.</div><div> </div><div>The time’s come to vote out “dose bums” </div><div>Grab your piccolo, fife and your drums </div><div>Cast out the poor souls </div><div>Who clog Idaho’s rolls, </div><div>So our government, once again, hums.</div><div><br></div><div>-------------------------------</div><br><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div> </div></div></body></html>