The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible - Bastiat Institute

Chapter 26 • True Believer 149
representative, no matter what.” She seized Joe’s arm and pressed
tightly to him. “And I will forever. I can’t imagine life without Joe
and all my ex-reps before him!”
Then someone from the audience shouted, “Why believe after so
much heartache?”
She looked at Joe painfully and replied, “I believe that he is good
at heart. He means well. I believe he can change – I can help him
change. I believe that deep down he really cares about me. He just
doesn’t understand me.”
“Aaah!” sighed the audience in unison.
“Folks, this brings tears to my eyes. But, Phoebe, these are tears
of concern as much as of joy. Some in your family have tried to get
you to join Voters Anonymous.”
“Oh no, sir!” she said shrinking. “Voters Anonymous is for
people with a problem. I don’t have a problem. Do you think I have
a problem?”
“Phoebe, some experts declare that abused voters always keep
returning to their reps no matter how much they suffer.”
Looking up at Joe trustingly she asked, “Do I have a problem,
Joe? I don’t think so.” Seeing him smile, she gushed, “I stand by my
rep.”
A bell rang off stage alerting Phil that they were out of time. Phil
shouted for all to hear, “Where would we be without true believers
like Phoebe Simon? Well, ladies and gentlemen, that’s all the time
we have. Thank you so much for joining us. Let’s all show Phoebe
Simon and Joe Candidate how much we love them both!”
The crowd broke into an enthusiastic cheer, happy that the real
show was about to begin.