Saturday, November 6, 2010

The Two Faces of Uncle Sam

Our government is schizophrenic, most of us agree;

The right hand may save forests while the left chops down a tree.

The smoking of tobacco is unhealthy, by decree;

But sev'ral states down south do grow it with a subsidy.

Uncle Sam has sworn to fight childhood obesity

While handing out more cheese and milk

Than curries do have ghee.

And so I wonder if we have a true democracy

Or a government that just is ripe hypocrisy?

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