Hillarymandias, Queen of Queens:
Bumperstickerist, a commenter at JustOneMinute, writes:
HillarymandiasFor the original, see here. Thanks to Megan McArdle (guest-blogging at InstaPundit) for the pointer.I met a pollster from an antique land,
Who said--"Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand, one in Texas...., one near Canton,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose brow,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The electorate that mocked them, and the press that fed;
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Hillarymandias,
Look on my resume and campaign fundraising, ye fellow Democrats, and despair!
Nothing else remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away....
I really hope she has on a pant suit.
I got a chuckle out of it.
Reminded me of the Hillary bust - "The First Woman President of the United States of America" - which probably needs to be retitled...
I once wrote this, which I think is a bit better:
I met a farm girl from a Kansas land
Who said: Two slippers made of ruby stone
Came from the city past the Shifting Sands,
Where once a giant visage stood, whose frown,
And thunderous voice that spoke in cold command,
Tell that its maker well its actions did,
With levers he had just to push and pull,
The engines moved it, and the curtain hid;
And from the megaphone these words she'd hear:
"My name is Oz, the great and powerful;
Look on my works, ye Munchkins, and despair!"
Nothing of that remains. Past the display
Whence he returned to Omaha State Fair,
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
Copyright 2000 by Gary McGath.