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withapologiestoJudithViorst,authorof“AlexanderandtheTerrible,Horrible,NoGood,VeryBadDay”
RepublicanSenatorsandtheTerrible,Horrible,NoGood,VeryBadNight
ABedtimeStory
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Onceuponatime,therewasagroupofRepublicanSenators.
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Eventhoughtheygot168judgesapproved,theyonlywantedmore.
168isabignumber.Doyouknowwhat168lookslike?
Itlookslikethis
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Instead,theytalkedandtalkedaboutthefourjudgeswhodidn’t
qualifyforapromotion.
Fourisaverylittlenumber.
Doyouknowwhatfourlookslike?
Itlookslikethis:
grumble grumblegrumble
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AndsotheRepublicanSenatorscriedandcried
allnightlong,anddugtheirheelsin.
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ButwhiletheRepublicanSenatorswereupallnightcryingaboutthejobsoffourjudges,ninemillionAmericanswenttobedwithoutajob.
Ninemillionisabignumber.Doyouknowwhatninemillionlookslike?
Itlookslikethis:
Wedon’tcare,theRepublicanSenatorssaid.Forus,fouris
moreimportantthan9million.
Andtheydugtheirheelsin.
pop. 9,000,000
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WhiletheRepublicanSenatorswereupallnightcrying,44millionAmericanswenttobedwithouthealthinsurance.44millionisanevenbiggernumber.Doyouknowwhat44millionlookslike?
Itlookslikethis
Wedon’tcare,theRepublicanSenatorssaid.Forus,fourismoreimportantthan44million.
Andtheydugtheirheelsindeeper.
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WhiletheRepublicanSenatorswereupallnightcrying,thecountrywasadding400billiondollarsindebtperyear.
400billionisanevenbiggernumber.
Doyouknowwhat400billionlookslike?
Itlookslikethis
Wedon’tcare,theSenatorssaid.Forus,fourismoreimportantthan400billion.
Andtheydugtheirheelsinevendeeper.
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Bytheendofthenight,theRepublicanSenatorshaddugaholewiththeir
heelssodeep,theycouldn’tseethebigproblemsfacedbyAmericans.
Grumble Grumble Grumble
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…alltheyheardwasthecrying…
Grumble … Grumble …
AndAmericanscouldn’tseewhattheRepublicanSenatorswerecryingabout.
the9millionunemployedAmericanscouldn’tseeit…
the44millionuninsuredAmericanscouldn’tseeit…
the275millionAmericansdeeperindebtcouldn’tseeit…
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…andalltheysawwasaverybighole.
Andthatwasverysad.
Theend.