Happy Anniversary to Me.

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Happy Anniversary to me - my blog is 2 -

So I'd like to take a moment here for thanking you.

Thank you Crooks and Liars, Technorati...  Thank you Anne.

Thank you to my mother, who is still my biggest fan.

Thank you to my children who've been kind enough to Tweet.

Thank you to my darlin' Mr. S. (which stands for "sweet.")

Thanks to all you random strangers who have taken time

Coming back to see what news I've recapped in a rhyme.

There is still no cure for Seussilitis, I'm afraid.

(Why else would I do something like this and not get paid?)

'though I'd love to make a buck before this blog turns 3,

Who out there is hiring a lunatic like me?

Race for the White House - Paul Ryan Goes To The Convention

Paul Ryan addresses the convention in Tampa.  (Photo credit: Mary Altaffer/AP)

Yesterday I promised I would try to keep it nice;

Said I'd pay attention to my mother's good advice.

Then I watched Paul Ryan's speech and good intentions flew.

Once again Republicans won't tell us what they'll do.

Pundits say the gauntlet's thrown on Medicare...  So what?

Everybody knows it's broken.  Tell me how a cut

In the tax of wealthy folks will help my mom and dad?

We've tried "trickle down" before and the results were bad.

Saying that you've built a business doesn't pave the streets;

Doesn't pay for teachers, cops, or any Naval fleets;

Doesn't keep your parents covered now that they are old.

That, my friends, takes government - and, government needs gold.

Loyal opposition is another thing it needs.

Currently, though words are speaking louder than their deeds,

G.O.P. - with faces straight - accuse the President...

Blaming him for failures when that isn't how it went.

I don't see John Boehner having any kind of luck

Leading the Republicans and, thus, Obama's stuck.

They have been disloyal; offered nothing but complaint.

Yes, I know that isn't nice but, hey - I'm not a saint.