Boston's Mayor Declares Health Emergency. Great... Now He Tells Me.

Youch!

 Youngest has a nasty cold or, possibly, the flu;

Thereby guaranteeing that I'm gonna get it too.

If this is the milder version ('cause he got the shot),

I could be in trouble here because his mom did not.

Doctors still advise that people go for the vaccine,

Cough into their sleeve, don't touch their face, and keep hands clean.

I do not like any shots that I don't have  to get,

But this season is among the worst on record yet.

Boston's mayor has just declared a health emergency,

And they've started offering the flu vaccine for free.

If that's what my poor son has I'm probably too late;

Just another victim of the virus in my state.

FOX & Friends: Unbalanced & Unfair

 Saw a show called FOX & Friends; but friendly they were not.

Watched in disbelief as each host took their cheapest shot.

Back when Mrs. Clinton had a fall and hit her head,

"She is only faking it," the friends on FOX all said.

They spend time with angry people - put them on the air;

Some of them unbalanced; the majority, unfair.

They create a controversy and then call it news.

FOX is just a forum for extremist, right-wing views.

In a recent study it was found that people who

Get their news from FOX don't have a grasp on what is true.

They know less than people who don't follow news at all.

I think that it's time to give the F.C.C. a call.

Smeejie Get Your Gun?

(Photo/ REUTERS/Dave Kaup)

In the wake of Sandy Hook, where 20 children died,

Nation in a state of shock; Barack Obama cried.

(He was not the only one who's eyes had sprung a leak

I know that I wept non-stop for the entire week.)

We all swore we'd make a change to stop these killing sprees.

Think that anything will ever happen?  Honey, please.

While the Newtown parents buried daughters and their sons,

People, in the thousands, stood in line to purchase guns.

Weapons sales went through the roof and bullets sold out quick.

Proof, to me, the culture that we live in's pretty sick.

NRA sounds rational when people are afraid.

How far has my own position on this issue strayed?

I've begun to think that arming teachers makes good sense.

Maybe build a moat, or else electrify a fence.

We now have so many guns we can't uncross the line.

There's a gun for everyone...  I wonder who has mine.

The 113th Congress - Mind Your Own Business!

Former Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) faces an uphill confirmation battle for Secretary of Defense

President Obama wants Chuck Hagel for Defense.

Vietnam, enlisted man - he makes a lot of sense.

Hagel's a Republican; a former Senator...

GOP opposes him; you want to know what for?

They thought him disloyal when he criticized Iraq,

Felt that he should fall in line and cover Bush's back.

Didn't like his comments that our strategy was wrong.

Wanted him to just shut up and meekly go along.

Other groups were lining up to fight his confirmation

Well before Obama even made the nomination.

Since when does the Congress block a Cabinet request

If a nominee can pass a simple ethics test?

Hagel is a man of honor - a refreshing voice -

And, just as importantly, he is Obama's choice.

Unlike Susan Rice however, he will fight for Chuck.

But I bet the President is thinking "What the ....  (ahem) heck?"

The 113th Congress - A Sisterhood of Senators?

Twenty women Senators...  I guess that it's a start.

Mustn't get excited; put the horse before the cart.

Just because they're women doesn't mean they'll all agree.

Still, I'm very glad that Warren's representing me.

She might soon be senior in a funny twist of fate.

Kerry, if confirmed, will leave to take the reins at State.

(Barney Frank would like his job, but doesn't want to run.

As of now, in recent polls, Scott Brown is number one.)

As the Senior Senator from Massachusetts, she

Steps into the shoes once filled by Teddy Kennedy.

Warren's smart; she'll learn the moves for Senate cloakroom deals,

And, like 19 others, she'll be making them in heels.

The 112th Congress - Don't Let The Door Hit You In The Bum On Your Way Out.

The 112th Congress (Photo/Atlanta Blackstar)

Welcome to the One Thirteen; farewell One, One, Two.
I can almost guarantee we won't be missing you.
Maybe your replacements will be better - Can't be worse...
Not unless the Congress shifts from stalled into reverse.

Even on the fiscal cliff you only kicked the can.
Hopefully, the One Thirteen can forge a better plan.
All you ever did was fight and, thus, got nothing done.
In the end, I wonder what it is you think you won?

Happy New Year 2013

The traditional kiss in Times Square.  (Photo credit/Newsday.com)

Happy New Year everyone.  I wish you all the best.

Hope you had a peaceful season; caught up on some rest.

Husband's back to work again; the boys are back in school.

Told them that I'd miss them (Momma didn't raise a fool.)

But, there is a part of me that's felt so out of touch;

Didn't follow world affairs or watch the news so much.

Listened to the BBC and so I caught the gist.

Details and the nuance were the things I kinda missed.

Dr. Seussilitis re-emerges with free time.

I'm just getting up to speed about which news to rhyme;

So, I beg your patience, please, as I shift in to gear.

Promise to get better as we enter this New Year.