Race for the White House - Guantanamo Bay

Photo credit: Associated Press

 Some folks say Obama lied; they say he broke his word.

Didn't close Guantanamo - I think that that's absurd.

Every time he tried to shut it down he faced attacks.

Congress wouldn't let him move it to a Super Max.

But the hardest job right now, for military men,

Is the JAG's who has to step into the lion's den

And provide a strong defense for guys the CIA

Have detained, while classifying everything they say.

Have to give a trial that's fair to every detainee

O.B.L. is dead and gone - they buried him at sea.

Anything that these guys know is old, outdated stuff.

Give the JAG Corps guys a break; their job is tough enough.

Across the Pond - Chen Guangcheng

Chen Guangcheng says he wants to leave China.  (Photo credit: ABC.com)

Have you heard what's happening in China? What the heck?

Talk about confusing...  For, when Clinton made the trek

Over there for meetings, found herself the center of

Major controversy after push came down to shove.

Chen Guangcheng's an activist for Chinese women's rights

Who escaped imprisonment and fled.  He set his sights

On the U.S. Embassy; of course, we took him in.

That is where the problems Mrs. Clinton has begin.

Politburo wasn't thrilled the U.S. got involved

But, when Chen said he'd go home, we thought the problem solved

Brought him to the hospital - united with his wife...

Felt we had agreements he could get on with his life.

There it gets confusing 'cause, in less than half a day,

Chen Guangcheng began to claim we'd made him go away.

Said the Chinese had reneged and now he wants to fly

Out on Mrs. Clinton's plane.  What is it with this guy?

First he's blowing kisses; then he says we let him down.

Now he wants asylum; 'Can we get him out of town?'

Can't say that I blame him though for, just because he's blind,

Doesn't mean he isn't smart enough to change his mind.

The New England Patriots - In Memoriam; Junior Seau

Junior Seau (1969 -2012) in happier times.  Photo credit: Reuters

Chargers, Dolphins, Patriots (the team for which I cheer)

Mourn the loss of Junior Seau; loved when he played here.

At the age of 43 - with 20 as a pro -

Seau's not the first to take his life this way, you know.

Football fans around the world, when told how Seau died,

Saddened - but not really shocked - to learn by suicide

(Junior, not too long ago, had driven off a cliff)

Faced the truth that penalties for players are too stiff.

Seau must have thought so too; he left his skull intact.

Pretty sure the autopsy will show that it's a fact

After one has played the game as long and hard as he

Almost every tackle does the brain an injury.

Don't know how we fix this; only know it must be done

Before other players blow their chests out with a gun.

I love football just as much as any other fan

But we have to change the game...  We owe it to the man.

Race for the White House - Across the Pond

Photo credit:  Associated Press

President Obama has received some recent flack;

Once again, the target of a partisan attack.

Romney says the choice to kill Bin Laden was a snap...

Angry that Obama seemed to take a victory lap.

I did not see any ships or flight-suits on the man,

Just a simple speech he gave while in Afghanistan

Where, again, he thanked the troops; saluted SEAL Team 6.

While, at home, Republicans got in some dirty licks.

Romney once claimed capturing Osama wasn't worth

U.S. forces trying to move heaven and the earth

Going into Pakistan; but - now - he says he would.

Won't acknowledge that the President did something good.

Mr. S. accuses me of favoring a side.

It is his opinion every politician's lied.

Says the fact Republicans, of late, have made me nuts,

While forgetting Democrats all hated Bush's guts,

Means I'm being partisan; as bad as FOX and Friends.

I think he's too cynical, for one side clearly bends

All the facts to "talking points" they parrot endlessly.

"Spiking footballs"? They should check the mirror, seems to me.

Across the Pond - China

Secretary of State Clinton (Photo credit: Associated Press)

 

Secretary Clinton is in China for the week

And things could get tricky when the two sides meet to speak.

Chinese have their problems; situation's pretty tense

After a blind lawyer they'd detained climbed out his fence.

No one's saying where he is but China thinks that we

Have him hiding, right now, in the U.S. Embassy.

When you add the scandal that's surrounding Xilai Bo

(Murder allegations, wire tapping) chances grow

Ever slimmer we will get concessions from them now

As they deal with changes more profound than those since Mao.

Balances of power at the top are shifting fast.

Maybe the reformers are ascending there, at last?

Either way, I'm betting that the Syrians are screwed.

(Sorry for the language there; I'm usually not rude

But, I'm so disgusted with the "peace plan" now in place.)

Think the Russian/Chinese stance about it's a disgrace.

In Which We Discover That Patience Is Not My Strongest Suit

Bought a book from Amazon; the latest Stephen King.
Waited, none too patiently, the mailman didn't bring
Us the book I'd purchased back at Christmas. Now I must
Go and buy another one...  You'll understand, I trust.

Think I'll buy the Kindle type, although it's $13 bucks.
Know the pictures aren't as good but that thing neatly tucks
Into any pocket and, for Stephen, that's quite rare.
Sure, you may have bought the book, but I just got a pair.

Not as crazy as it sounds. The first one is a gift.
Gave it to my sister so I'd have to wait my shift.
Patience, it's quite plain to see, is not my strongest suit.
Too late now to change my ways; an old and stubborn coot.

Thankfully, my ever loving husband, Mr. S.
Knows that fact about me and, apparently, cares less.
Oops, I have to go now... Won't be back until I'm done.
Mailman may be late, but Kindle's through downloading one.

The Boston Bruins - Goodbye at the Garden

Boston Bruins saluted their fans at the Garden last night.  Their fans saluted them right back.

Last night, Boston sports fans saw their hopes collapse in ruins;

Capitals of Washington were here...  They beat the Bruins.

Stunned and silent hockey fans sat, slumping, in their seat.

Shocked - for just a moment - by their overtime defeat.

Then they did the city proud.  They rose and cheered the team.

Garden's roof resounded with the crowd's approving scream.

Though the skill is not the first that most of us would choose,

Unlike many cities; Boston's fans know how to lose.

Photo credit: TDGardenapps.com

Later...

I may have to eat my words; I read the Twittersphere -
Found that shocking racial slurs originated here.
No excuses for such crap - not even when you're mad.
Seems a few Neanderthals have made us all look bad.