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Is Obama a moron, or evil Lord Sauron?
\nHere Catholic opinion\u2019s divided:
\nHis accomodations of abominations
\nAre being quite roundly derided.<\/p>\n

With bowdlerized cusses, George Weigel now fusses<\/strong><\/a>
\nO\u2019er relativists and their schemes.
\n\u201cNo way\u201d<\/strong><\/a> from Chaput creates great ado;
\nDefiance becomes the new meme.<\/p>\n

Scalia, so sorely, sings<\/strong><\/a> \u201cRoddy McCorley\u201d
\nAnd stirs up the echoes of Easter.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s worse,\u201d Mark Steyn glowers.<\/strong><\/a> \u201cIt\u2019s Tyburn, the Tower,\u201d
\n\u201cAnd King Hal\u2019s big boot up your keister.\u201d<\/p>\n

Obama\u2019s no hero; but still we\u2019ve got zero
\nCommitment to Governor Mitt.
\nSantorum\u2019s mission<\/strong><\/a> to mandate fruition,
\nWe must say, does spook us a bit.<\/p>\n

Our friend Sr. Carol is over a barrel;
\nShe couldn\u2019t get change for a nickel.
\nDespite his last column, Dionne\u2019s not the golem
\nTo punch us all out of this pickle.<\/p>\n

Michael Sean Winters is telling<\/strong><\/a> the printers
\nThis year he\u2019ll make do with no ballot.
\nThat leaves you, Kmiec, to pick us off the deck.
\nHere comes the pitch \u2014 PLEASE DON\u2019T FOUL IT!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"