Defunding DHS?

As the Friday deadline looms to de-fund DHS,

Is the Congress hard at work on compromising? Guess.

If you thought; 'Of course they are... They don't dare drop this ball,'

Sorry to inform you - that was not the proper call.

GOP Conservatives say funding's gonna halt

If they do not get their way, and it's Obama's fault.

All because the President set new priorities

For illegals we deport from our communities.

Focusing on criminals - not kids and moms and dads.

Won't spend shrinking budgets to deport new high-school grads.

That's enraged Republicans enough they say they will

Take a stand on it ('though not an Immigration bill.)

So much for their party's claim of strongest on Defense...

Put us all at risk to build a longer, border fence?

We face bigger threats to our Homeland's Security.

How dare they not pay the folks protecting you and me?

Taken Hostage By Republicans

Hostage threat's been issued and the terror level's high,

'though you'll be surprised at who the threat's been issued by.

Not the goons of ISIL... They just want to see us dead.

Isn't al-Shabab (though they've made malls a place to dread.)

Boko Haram's hostages are children, sold as slaves.

Threat's not from the people who'd love spitting on our graves.

We've been taken hostage from within.  The GOP

Say that they'll refuse to fund Homeland Security.

In a world where we confront new dangers every day

That's so irresponsible it takes my breath away.

Want to block Obama?  Fine. But pick another bone.

Leave the people working to protect us all alone.

Baby Steps Back from the Edge

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Kick the can a few months down the road; declare a win...

Knowing that the patience of the country had worn thin,

Congress put a bandage on an open, angry wound.

Can they stitch the nation back together now? Stay tuned.

I don't think Republicans are ever gonna heal.

Party's split and voters who've told pollsters how they feel

Say they blame the GOP for causing such a mess.

Will some pay the price in their elections' next year? Yes.

Ted Cruz isn't worried though; he raised a lot of cash.

Donors who preferred to see financial markets crash;

Voters who agree with him - less government, not more.

Cruz can't run for President, so what's the money for?

Maybe he could use some to defray the nation's cost...

Make up for the more than $20 billion that we lost.

Maybe pay for therapy and medication, 'cause

No one's proven more delusional than Ted Cruz was.

The 113th Congress - Saner Heads?

Rumor has it Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell are

Very close to compromise, although they won't get far...

Just across the hall, perhaps, unless John Boehner will

Bring it to a vote.  I wouldn't hold my breath until.

Markets must believe it 'cause they didn't take a dive,

'though the recent shutdown means that business didn't thrive.
 CFOs are slugging down their keg-aged, single malt.
They don't like a shutdown but they really hate default.

Hope the markets have it right or we're all gonna lose.

Hope the GOP will put a muzzle on Ted Cruz.

Judging by the recent polling, he makes people mad,

As we ponder how this situation got so bad.

Wondering why we're ignored in favor of extremes;

Why we're always victims in some politician's schemes.

Hope that saner heads prevail and they can make a deal.

Call or write your Congressperson. Tell them how you feel.

The 113th Congress - What Kind of Example is This?

Do we want to show the world that we'll negotiate

If the threat is big enough?  Well, isn't that just great?

Less than perfect timing (just to understate the facts)

Threaten world economies until the Congress acts.

With a common enemy the Arab street unites;

We're that common enemy - ignoring sovereign rights.

Two raids into Africa; a city street, a beach...

One man's being questioned but the other's out of reach.

Egypt doesn't like the fact we can't support their coup.

In Afghanistan their President is angry, too.

Karzai says he won't agree to sign a long-term deal

'cause we never stop to ask the Afghans how they feel.

Pakistan and Yemen hate that we use unmanned drones;

All the world is mad the NSA is tapping phones.

Now they get to watch and see our government not work...

Anyone who'd sign up for this kind of thing's a jerk.

Where's the EPA When You Need Them?

(Artwork courtesy of The Simpsons)

G.O.P. wants something from their Shutdown, don't know what;

To defund Obama Care, another budget cut?

One thing that they're sure they want? A little more respect.

They're not getting any lately...  What did they expect?

They could always tune to Bullshit Mountain for some praise.

(That is what Jon Stewart's calling FOX's "news" these days.)

When you hear them tell it, "slimming down" is for the good.

You won't feel the impact in your all-white neighborhood.

They do not support calls for the Tea Party to halt

Shutting down the government (which is Obama's fault.)

Something's in the water there; it's making them insane.

Maybe that's the reason why their programs are inane.

Look at Bill O'Reilly and what happened to Glenn Beck...

By the time he left the place the poor guy was a wreck.

They've become so toxic - spreading anger, fear, and doubt -

It's a shame the E.P.A. is closed and can't help out.

Self-Inflicted Wounds

Just two weeks before another self-inflicted wound...

Will the Congress ransom our economy? Stay tuned.

If they can't agree to raise the ceiling on our debt,

What would happen to us next is anybody's bet.

Never mind the shutdown of our monuments and parks,

Judging by the terror in economists' remarks,

If we do not pay our bills the world's  economy

Slips into recession and commences falling free.

I think it's ridiculous; of course we have to pay.

What has happened to "Full faith and credit" anyway?

Don't they care how many jobs this kind of nonsense kills?

No negotiations needed...  Pay our country's bills.

Dear Congress... Enough Already

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"No one wants Obama Care," Republicans insist.

Tell that to the millions who attempted to enlist.

There was so much traffic that computer systems crashed...

Signing up for programs that Conservatives have trashed.

Ted Cruz, who's a Senator (and Speaker of the House?)

Lit a fire that's becoming difficult to douse.

We are past the boiling point - which makes for bitter Tea -

Fighting to block health care many want, apparently.

If you couldn't sign up for Obama Care, don't fret;

We're not even close to any deadlines for it yet

(Unlike our economy; it's running out of time...

But I'll save that topic for tomorrow's silly rhyme.)

People at the registries are back at work today;

(Not like furloughed workers who've been told to stay away)

It might still be busy and you may be put on hold...

A.C.A. is popular, despite what we've been told.

Dear Furloughed Federal Employees...

Now you'll have time to read.

To the newly unemployed; the clerks and astronauts,

Forest rangers, nurses who administer flu shots,

Workers at museums, people processing new claims...

Welcome to our ranks as Congress plays its stupid games.

Hope you have some savings put away and it's enough

Since the road to compromise ahead looks pretty rough.

President Obama says the ACA's the law.

Tea Party has disagreed - it's sticking in their craw -

So they've forced their Speaker, a Republican, to flinch.

Want to stop Obamacare...  They're kinda like the Grinch.

(I think that the GOP should read more Dr. Seuss...

Maybe they could learn a thing or two, but what's the use?

Cruz, who read Green Eggs and Ham, appeared to miss the point;

You should try new things before your nose gets out of joint.)

While you're out on furlough, play some golf, enjoy the day,

Or enroll for health care which has opened anyway.

Congress Takes Hostages

 

Tea Party took hostages; the hostages are us...

Promise that they'll let us go if no one makes a fuss.

Simply give them what they want and nobody gets hurt.

If we don't they'll drag our reputation through the dirt.

They would shut the country down to block Obama Care.

If they are successful all Republicans will share

In the blame that follows when our credit rating tanks

Over threats that we won't pay our bills in future...  Thanks.

Why won't the Republicans tell them to take a hike?

Isn't this the kind of thing economies don't like?

This is not the way we want to see the country run.

We just held elections and Obama, clearly, won.

Congress isn't working.  It's become a running joke.

Not sure how it happened but I'm pretty sure it's broke.

They're not helping those of us who need the help the most

And, if they don't fix it, our economy is toast.