Michele Bachman says Hurricane Irene was God’s warning to curb excessive government spending. –News reports
We know that God’s an all-powerful God
God’s actions are not nonchalant.
We know he can punish whomever he wants.
So why be so hard on Vermont?
Yes, spending increases our deficit–sure.
Vermont, though, has not been avant
The rest of the country. We all spend a lot.
So why be so hard on Vermont?
Its mountains? Its hiipsters? Its accent? Or what
Might tick off the Great Commandant?
W know we’re all sinners; we spend and we spend.
So why be so hard on Vermont?
–Calvin Trillin: Deadline Poet Sept. 26, 2011 Nation