The rhyme scheme continues all the way through, but its forms shifts from true rhymes in couplet form, to near-rhymes interspersed with ABAB type rhyme pairings. I actually do prefer near-rhymes to strong rhymes for most subject matters (I find strong rhymes a bit sing-songy and nursery rhyme-ish), although in this case, with the way it builds expectations of perfect rhyme throughout, and given the children’s story form of it, it does jar a bit.
This is what passes for reasons to vote for Obama for those on the left? Wow. But politics aside, as I’ve stated in other threads, I really don’t like it when young kids are brought into politics—right or left.
I said the underlying message was true. I never said that every single comparison in an amusing, poetic attempt to motivate voters would stand up to critical debate.
But you go right on misrepresenting what I said bucko (is bucko the proper retort to champ? If not I apologize).
Will Rogers was right: Americans don’t vote for, they vote against. 90 years later the only difference now is that we don’t vote the fuck for, we vote the fuck against.