<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><div><b>“Under Trump the GOP Has Become a Cult”</b></div><div>By Calvin Trillin, Deadline Poet</div><div><br></div><div>So why do they maintain their loyalty</div><div>Despite his lies, despite the fact that he</div><div>Acts like a child instead of an adult?</div><div>’Cause it’s a cult.</div><div><br></div><div>Why would his people always cheer for him</div><div>While he, in tweets that are profoundly dim,</div><div>Just flails around for allies to insult?</div><div>’Cause it’s a cult.</div><div><br></div><div>His crude remarks imply we should unite</div><div>To keep out anyone who isn’t white.</div><div>That language tends to make his troops exult,</div><div>’Cause it’s a cult.</div><div><br></div><div>It seems impossible that they’re not seeing</div><div>Their leader as a dreadful human being.</div><div>But most of them don’t leave as a result,</div><div>’Cause it’s a cult.</div></div><div><br></div>———————————————<br><br><div><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>