USA Suffers Clown Shortage

This may be welcome news for those who suffer from coulrophobia , but it’s no joke to those who agree with Cole Porter that ” all the world loves a clown “: “Circus folk fear a national clown shortage is on the horizon,” New York’s Daily News reports . “Membership at the country’s largest trade organizations for the jokesters has plunged over the past decade as declining interest, old age and higher standards among employers align against Krusty, Bozo and their crimson-nosed colleagues”/ Mark Memmott , Boise State Public Radio. More here. (AP file photo)

Question: How can there be a clown shortage when we still have Congress and the Idaho Legislature is in session?