Sick AND Tired

(Cartoon/article.wn.com)

I'm so sick of Washington, D.C.; I'm not alone.

Congress is perceived as something corporations own.

Politicians advertise so voters know their name;

It takes lots of money for the "buy-in" to the game.

Those who have a stake in how a vote is gonna go

Know that politicians, for the right amount of dough,

Take the time to listen with a great amount of tact;

Granting them a say in laws that Congress will enact.

Lobbyists and politicians use revolving doors;

Picking which new bills get heard on House and Senate floors.

Leaving the majority, who cannot spare a buck,

Without any power and completely out of luck.

Secret Citizens United?

I am not a fan of Mitch McConnell's...  Never was.

Think a major reason we're in trouble now's because

He made it his mission that Republicans would not

Give Barack Obama and his policies a shot.

Now - just like Mitt Romney - he has gone and flipped a flop;

Thinks that full disclosure of donators needs to stop.

Likened it to "Watergate" and "targeting your foes."

What made Mitch McConnell change his mind, do you suppose?

Citizens United, though a lofty sounding name,

Has already undermined the fairness of the game.

Said that money equals speech and speech, of course, is free.

(Lately, though, it's gotten quite expensive, seems to me.)

Even if I grant you that - to speak one must be heard.

Now they want a secret speech? That strikes me as absurd.

When you buy elections, let the voters know your name.

If Republicans should win, then we'll know who to blame.