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How awesome is Rep. Mike Honda? So awesome that not only does he deliver a basket of California garlic to John Boehner after Boehner made a boneheaded remark about the public option being as unpopular as a garlic milkshake (guess a lot of people like garlic milkshakes, if this poll is any indication), but he also sent a limerick to Boehner citing the need for a public option in the face of the nation's desperate need for healthcare. (The man has some rhymes.) Take a look:
Yesterday, Republican Minority Leader John Boehner compared the public option's popularity to a garlic milkshake. He claimed that he has yet to meet an American who is in favor of the public option that is not a member of Congress or the administration. After hearing Rep. Boehner's comments, I felt compelled to act. I will take any opportunity to talk about the public option, and my District's values. A recent New York Times/CBS poll found broad support, over 65%, for the public option across the nation. California's 15th District is rich not only in its support in for the public option, but also rich in its garlic production. Gilroy, the garlic capital of the world, is home to the largest garlic festival in the world: The Gilroy Garlic Festival.
To inform Mr. Boehner of his mistake, I decided give him a taste of the 15th District. I hand-delivered a basket of California garlic, and a limerick that identified our nation's desperate need for health care, and the public option. To find out more about health care reform, and the public option, please click here.
Below, you will find a copy of the limerick I delivered to Rep. Boehner, and a draft of other limericks that were in consideration of being delivered.
Mr Boehner, a correction must I make: "Public option" is not "garlic shake". Unless you're to think, A majority like the drink, Since the option polls a 2-out-of-3 take.
Limerick to Rep. Boehner:
Two things make for a strong healthy heart. Gilroy garlic, for one, a good start. Public option? Also high, In the American eye, 65 percent n'er want it to part.
Original Document Here(Courtney of SFGate)
Other Limericks in contention:
Any chance to push public option, I will take. Especially when my Gilroy garlic is at stake. The truth? It is clear, Public option is near, For 65% of us know Boehner's comment was fake.
Mister Boehner, how you are mistaken. America, in fact, is quite taken. Public option is "in", With a 65% win, Check the polls sir, you know I ain't fakin'.
Public options and garlic shakes are the same. Both are healthy and both share some fame. 65 percent in fact, Want the option intact, Majority wins, sir, that's the name of the game.
John Boehner, I think the Congressman just drank your milkshake. Let Boehner know that you are an American and that you support the public option here.
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