A state representative on national TV

Who, taking exception to her victory

From the baying crowd’s sheet did sing

He called her an "evil thing, poor thing"

And he was indeed by Christians elected

For their moderate party he was selected

He then claimed she was manipulated

By some evil people, so he stipulated

Excuse me but didn’t she win that case?

How dare this man show his face?

And those who voted for him how dare you

Claim we shouldn’t judge by the few?

You voted for this scumbag cretin

You helped him the elections win

And you who didn’t vote either way

You too had your national say

Not voting is to vote for the majority

To get fully behind any plurality

That those who show up support

You had your chance to retort

If you did not with them agree

Why didn’t you vote third party?

You think you are excused

Just because you recused?

All across the United States

Students have to weigh their fates

As creationists strive to teach a lie

They legislatures lobby and buy

And on various school boards

Come the ignorant hordes

Because of your support

Or your failure to report

We are as bad as the fundamentalist?

Where are you when we protest

Against their dark aged theocratic drive?

You always seem so late to arrive

You seek this air reasonable to project

Where are you when its time to reject

These evils that we bring to light?

Where are you in this fight?

“Not perfect, just forgiven” is said

All too often this is taken as read

As some sort of license not to try

It is smugly sung as justice’s lullaby

You could be so much better than this

Why do you the opportunity miss?

You focus on the anger I feel

Why can’t you face what is real?

And on that subject where is your anger?

Do you not feel that burning hunger

To see a world made ever improved?

Don’t you feel by anything moved

To act against the evil and the wrong

To take stands that are just a bit strong?

Why do you extol in tones so academic

The virtues of being emotionally anemic?