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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Sore Losers


It’s remarkable that the candidates defeated by Mitt Romney in the primaries, Michelle Bachmann, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum, have thus far resisted endorsing Romney for President;  Jon Huntsman is the exception. 

Michelle and Newt and Rick
Conceded that they were licked
Mitt Romney was the one
Who beat them all and won.
The losers though are coarse
Because they won’t endorse
The winner of the fray –
At least they won’t today.
They’ll probably come around -
Resentment will die down -
They’ll bite their lip and say
“We’re for Romney all the way!”

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