The Nation's Pulse
The Maven
A special tribute to the infernal Pollster.
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My inner tranquility was shattered, my thoughts too were
scattered
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Until all that now still mattered, was to dispense of this little
chore
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I bid a welcome sight unseen to he who bore that arch odour
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“A cup of coffee I will pour.”
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p>Yet I failed in that mission, as he would not accept
admission
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Merely seeking my permission, to know the vote I cast before
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He was minding my own business, driving me soon to dizziness
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Prying to learn what my position is, on the matter of the war.
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Am I fraught with second thought on this matter of the war?
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‘Tis not what they said before.
/p>
p>Suddenly I began to stutter, with many a cough and mutter
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As the knowing polling maven, began to scribble notes galore
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Serenely in his slathered musk, hiding in the gathered dusk
About the Author
Jay D. Homnick, commentator and humorist, is a frequent contributor to The American Spectator. He also writes for Human Events. Here he speaks at the Rally for Religious Freedom in Miami on June 8, 2012.
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