Poetic License: Avis Magnus* Defunded Est
Avis Magnus* Defunded Est
Cato the Elder incorporated the words ‘Carthage must be destroyed !’ (Cartago delenda est) into every speech he made in the Senate, no matter what the subject of the matter debated was.
I, Romney, Candidate, dig up Cartago
And the cry Cato oft expressed,
To tell the gang back in Old Chicago,
“Avis Magnus defunded est!”
“Take Burt and Ernie off the dole,
No food stamps for Grover and the rest
Stop Cookie Monster from swallowing whole,
Avis Magnus defunded est!”
“Let Count van Count count the things that count
In the Ryan budget that fail the test,
But I’ll keep shouting from my Mount,
“Avis Magnus defunded est!”
“Have Christie vie with Oscar the Grouch
For who sings “I Love Trash” the best,
And I’ll be the first to holler “Ouch!”
And “Avis Magnus defunded est!”
“By now you’re wondering what I meant
With ‘Avis Magnus defunded est’ —
It’s billions in tax cuts for Us One Percent
But not one penny for Miss Piggy’s dress!”
*Latin for Big Bird