Chris Fitzsimon of N.C Policy Watch is one of the leading liberal voices in the state capital.

He is also something of a poet and has written a politically-influenced take-off on "A Visit from St. Nicholas," otherwise known as "The Night Before Christmas."

Here is an excerpt dealing with Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue.

"Twas the week before Christmas, and through the Carolina mist,
The new Sheriff in town was making her list.
Who's been naughty or nice, who knows who and who gave,
For those well-connected, a position they must save.
Change swept through D.C, not much to Raleigh came
Some faces are new, but the real power's the same.
Big business can get in doors, through which they want to go,
To sign off on an appointment, or use their veto.
Bev's promising to find the best for each and every position,
Let’s hope that's the reason for the frustrating transition."

Richard Moore responded to the latest attack ad — with a poem.

Campaign manager Jay Reiff sent out a parody of Clement Clark Moore's "A Visit from St. Nicholas" this afternoon in response to a YouTube video from Democratic gubernatorial rival Beverly Perdue.

The video says that Moore should not have approved the Randy Parton theater as a member of the Local Government Commission. The poem retorts that "Perdue's attacks were all tarnished with ashes and soot / A coalminer’s daughter, she'd been breaking her back / To contrive and twist while ignoring the facts."

After the jump, the full poem.

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