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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Newt's Hymn to Himself

A Reagan Conservative am I
A man of principle and might,
A man who always gets things right,
A man who’ll never go awry.

A Northern Moderate is Mitt,
A man whose views are never clear,
A man who operates from fear,
A man who'll never quite commit.

(Vivace)
     I’m the only one
     Who can end Obama’s reign
     ‘Cause I’ve got the better brain
     And I’ll never be outdone!

I’ve got ideas by the ton
I’m smart, articulate and strong
I’m always right, I'm never wrong
I'm the fully tested one

Mitt’s got no guts, no inner core
He’s been both right-to-life and choice
His is a moderating voice
He's just a shallow, shifty bore.

     I’m the only one
     Who can end Obama’s reign
     ‘Cause I’ve got the better brain
     And I’ll never be outdone!

For President I’m better suited
Since I was Speaker in the past
Our party's health is unsurpassed
Because of all the things that Newt did.

(Sotto voce)
I’m not unused to stress and strain
I've had an interesting life
But Mitt has only had one wife
His life is what you’d call mundane.
    
(Accelerando, crescendo)
     I’m the only one
     Who can end Obama’s reign
     ‘Cause I’ve got the better brain
     And I’ll never be outdone!
   
     Yes, I’m the only one
     Who’s conservative and true,
     Who will help us start anew.
     The fight has just begun!

     Yes, I’ve only just begun
     It’s now my day in the sun
     For I'll never be outdone!
     I’ll never be outdone!

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