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