(2002-08-18) -- An unnamed U.S. Senator revealed today that he had changed his vote on a key piece of legislation after hearing a handful of protestors chanting a slogan near the Senate office building.
"At first I just ignored them, like I do every day," the Senator said. "But that clever little rhyming slogan kept coming back to me...and the rhythmic way they were chanting it just kept pounding in my brain."

The legislator said that by mid-morning the chanted slogan had effectively supplanted weeks of meticulous research on the issue, as well as polls showing that the overwhelming majority of those in his home state favored the measure.

"I voted 'No'. What can I say? The chanting got to me," said the incumbent lawmaker. "I know there'll be trouble at home come election time. But who can blame me? The real culprits are the chanting protestors. There oughta be a law against that...maybe I could turn the tables on them...get this:

'No more slogans, No more chants, I see someone's underpants'...

"Okay, so it needs some work."