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Jackie De Hon, Ph.D

 
Rosie the Riveter
woodcarving by Jackie De Hon


White Hat 

Outlaws Earmarks 

was written in March 2009 

with high hopes 

for a president 

who dared to call himself 

a feminist publicly.

 


 

The Ranch was in bad trouble

When Obama came to town.

We gave him free reign

To stage a big showdown.

 

He looked around and studied

What The Problem seemed to be.

Seems a few Old Wranglers

Always disagreed.

 

He watched what each one said and did—

He found two key factions.

Each gloried in its own earmarks—

But condemned the other’s actions.

 

Blindly-held beliefs aside—

One thing all agreed upon:

The other side’s practice was wrong—

Bad things came from that side alone!

 

Each side told what it wanted—

Obama made his plan

To remove one trouble spot.

We’d chosen the right man!

 

To Satisfy one group

He’d give them a sure thing:

He’d ban the dreaded “earmarks”

The other guys kept writing.

 

To satisfy the other group

He’d do the very same.

He’d ban the others’ “pork.”

We COULD win this game!

 

And so he banned all extras

Folks liked to tack on bills.

He saved the budget billions,

When ALL earmarks he killed!

 

Satisfied, White Hat moved on

To study the next problem.

The people cheered him wildly,

Saluting needed requiem!


3/3/09 – Supporting Obama


 
Dr. Jackie De Hon is a retired college teacher and Regional Director of a federal program (JTPA) for the Louisiana Department of Education. She advocates for true-democracy with fair treatment for all citizens. She published her first book, Prisms: Refracting Light of Women’s Lives, in 2009. De Hon enjoys working in the arts—painting, sculpting, and writing. She began carving wood and stone two years ago. She is a member of the Texas Woodcarvers Guild.
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