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Its heroes are Tommy and Lou, two rosy-cheeked boys who set up a lemonade stand. All they want to do is save up for a new swing. But they reckon without a cast of meddling liberals, intent on passing restrictive laws, taxing their lemonade, and generally telling them how to live their lives.
Close readers might detect a hint of satire in characters such as Congresswoman Clunkton, "a star in the Liberaland Socialist Party" who wants to outlaw sugary drinks - or the Kerryesque Senator Kruckle, "who earned his money the old-fashioned liberal way: he married into it".
Parece, pois, uma bela historinha para ler na hora de ir para a cama, em substituição dos mais conhecidos clássicos infantis...