I love reading and occasionally responding to political blogs and one of the best is that of Mario Piperni at www.MarioPiperni.com who is both an incredibly talented artist and a keen observer of the social scene. Given his talents, it is no surprise that many of his readers are equally insightful and totally involved in the issues of the day.

 

  Mario posted a piece yesterday on Joe the Plumber. Yes, that Joe, and yes, that Joe is still with us, and yes, that Joe is as ridiculous as ever. Mario reported the news that Joe (or Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher) ran for and won a seat on the Republican Party Central Committee from his precinct in Springfield Township. Naturally, I had to do my usual Political PunDitty, a two-line satircal verse. It went like this:

 

 

On this tale, a crack I could make,
But another drip I can’t take.

 

 

  Apparently, one of Mario’s regular readers thought I was a bit, shall we say, short?

 

  Michael Chase wrote:

 

"Come on Dan….hearing this guy’s name again is bringing on a case of nausea.
You have to do better than a two-liner for this…."

 

  This challenge could not go unaswered and I immediately dashed off a satircal poem that marks a poetic milestone not to be achieved again in  a millenium. You have to read both my poem and the replies, but I do beg you to keep in mind the absolute futility of entertaining either murder or suicide. As it happens, time itself can accomplish that homicide. Here’s the link:

 

http://mariopiperni.com/republican-dicks/joe-the-politician.php#comment-16723

 

  Let me know what you think.