"It's easy to criticize
AND WHINE,"
whined the President,
"BUT SOMEONE
has to
COLLECT TAXES
from the "have-nots",
SO TAXES CAN BE CUT
for the "haves".

The Crook replied,
"I CONSIDERED
running for president
BUT DECIDED
instead
ON A LIFE OF CRIME
and the honest work
OF ROBBING THE FAT
to feed
THE THIN."

"Why, that's awful,"
THE PRESIDENT
scowled,
"IT'S A CRIME
to steal from the haves
WHAT THEY STOLE
fair and square
FROM THE HAVE-NOTS!"

"Yes," said the Crook,
"BUT IT SEEMS TO ME
my petty thievery
FROM THE FAT
and fancy-free
FEEDS THE WEAK
and hungry...
AND BEATS YOUR PRESIDENCY
every-which-way-round.
So, you see, as long as
YOU ARE PRESIDENT,
I
a thief will be!"