Gershon Wolf Poet Limerick

Tom Dart's Really Quite Smart

The name of Cook County Sheriff's Tom Dart
His staffers grin that he's really quite smart --
  When it comes to his budget
  He can't find ways to cut it --
'Cos 'bout taxpayers Tom could give a fart

Every word in the first stanza is true
Would I lie to astute readers like you --
  When his boss says to spend less
  Tom plays political chess -- 
Pay raises for his whole bureaucrat queue





Note:  Cook County Illinois is a governmental
          unit which includes Chicago and many
          of its suburbs.  Its total population is
          5.18 million (2018 figure).  Dart's boss,
          Toni Preckwinkle, has asked her commis-
          sioners to cut their budgets 10-15% this 
          year. All have complied -- except Tom Dart
          who actually wants to increase spending!

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John Lawless July 10, 2020 at 7:44 PM ...as the pig's said "all the animals are equal.....some more equal than others" or something like that Gershon Wolf July 11, 2020 at 10:10 PM Oh, yes, John! What we have here is a Brave New World. On target comment, as always. Thanks for the chuckle! ~ Gershon

Caren Krutsinger July 10, 2020 at 3:52 PM I always love my public officials, I see you concur. Gershon Wolf July 11, 2020 at 10:09 PM Funny how love works. I'm still waiting to fall in love with a public official! lol. Thanks, Caren

Kenneth Cheney July 10, 2020 at 11:45 AM It always happens when "public servants" see their role as above the public. Their roles and salaries are far more important for the public good than any taxpayer and their well being. Gershon Wolf July 11, 2020 at 10:08 PM Absolutely right. Those public officials think their job is to soak the public, I'm afraid. Smiles, Gershon