Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for May 25, 2002

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Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling Patriotism For Sale! With your donation to the Republican Party, you can certify your loyalty to the U.S. of A.! Certified Patriot $150-$9,000 The Republican Party refuses to exploit a national tragedy to raise political money... So this specially commissioned porcelain figure -- which you'll receive with your donation -- is a patriotic tribute only to the Spirit of Bipartisanship! Corporate Patriot $10,000-$500,000 You'd think a U.S. corporation that reincorporated in Bermuda in order to dodge its tax responsibilities would be denounced by the President as unpatriotic... But not if the company is a Corporate Patriot! Then the President just mutters something about loopholes and gets right back to cutting those expensive social services! Bestest Buddy of the President Patriot $500,000+ Would you like to use illegal and fraudulent pricing tactics to cause and profit off an energy crisis in the largest of our nation's 50 states? For Bestest Buddies of the President Patriots, the Administration will chalk any "pricing irregularities" up to the All-American Free Market! Let the Unpatriotic Other Guys try attacking that!* *Memberships subject to cancellation without notice upon any scanulous bankruptcy exceeding $60 billion in assets.