[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 23, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E11]
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               POETRY BY FRANK SOHAIBY REGARDING POLITICS

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                      HON. JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR.

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 23, 2002

  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, Frank Sohaiby, one of my constituents, is 
eighty years old, and is a very wise man who has written a poem about 
politics. Frank's insights deserve to be commended and are hereby 
memorialized in the public record. Frank's poem follows:

                              ``Politics''

     Who gets what for who and how,
     That's the name of the game,
     And really not for one who's tame,
     While seeking fame ends up lame.

     The ``haves'' are the conservative lot,
     They want to keep the whole pot,
     Ask why and they'll answer, ``why not?''
     Fair to them but fairness not.

     The ``have nots'' on the other hand,
     Are the ones that change demand,
     For this they're called a radical band,
     And many of them in jail may land.

     Many of us don't like the game,
     But we're all in it just the same,
     Some of us in it mighty strong,
     As leaders are quite often wrong.

     The country's problems are many fold,
     Who amongst us need be told?
     Watergate--hate and lies,
     Prices ever on the rise,
     A war that no one seems to want,
     Crime in the streets--cops killed on beats
     Scraggly long hairs and movie bares,
     Dopes and dope addicts,
     Demonstrators, agitators, and would be emancipators.

     If you don't like the way the country is run
     Get into politics--join the fun,
     Why be a follower--set the pace,
     Who knows, you might even win the race!

     

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