Vance: The shutdown pain's gonna get a lot worse...(and says the quiet part out loud)

[gfarber]

9. SNAP Benefits

When asked why folks’ food stamps would fade,
JD Vance calmly nodded and said,
“The pain’s not too bad,
It could’ve been sad—
The shutdown’s just gently mislaid.”

He praised the Prez high and with grace,
For softening hunger’s embrace.
“The man’s really tried,
Though bellies are dried—
He’s made starving as painless a case!”

Then quickly, he shifted the blame,
Declaring the Dems were to name.
“They’ve deepened the plight,
Though Joe did it right—
It’s politics, not hunger, the shame!”

He claimed, with rhetorical skill,
That “un-painless” was pain, but less ill.
Reporters just blinked,
Confused and distinct—
Was this logic or Capitol swill?

So forty-two million may fast,
While talking points swirl and contrast.
The spin’s quite intense,
But makes little sense—
They can’t eat applause or broadcast.