"What's Happening?"

I don't know what's happened to this country that I love.

Cannot understand it...  How, when push came down to shove,

There would be so many of my fellow countrymen

Who'd applaud un-Presidential Twitter tirades when

He goes off on, yet another, narcissistic theme.

(I'm so outraged by his antics that I want to scream.)

But, a large minority of voters think he's great,

Think it's only "sour grapes" when "libtards" demonstrate. 

I thought that, at most, there might be 4 or 5 percent.

It's a shock to see how deep the hidden anger went.

Now it's in the open, unamenable to facts,

Reveling in ugly, "Modern ... Presidential" acts.

"SAD!" to quote the President... "What's happening!?!" scream I.

How can 44% of us support this guy?

Congratulations Mr. Speaker

(Image and lyrics/Courtesy of Disney's Song of the South)

With Pope Francis' audience, and all his sins absolved,

Plus his resignation, Speaker Boehner's problem's solved.

Good for him...  I worried when his nerves began to fray.

Now, perhaps, he'll dry his eyes and wipe his tears away.

GOP is self-destructing. Who would want his job:

Trying to pass legislation with an angry mob,

Catering to bigots - because they're the ones who vote?

His relief caused Boehner to start singing, and I quote;

"Oh, zip a dee doo dah...  What a wonderful day."

Judging by his jaunty step, I think he'll be okay.

Now that it's the far right-wing who will control the Floor,

It's the rest of us whom I've begun to worry for.

Poor Sarah

 

Sarah Palin's channel has been generating buzz;

She attacked a Massachusetts' Senator because

Warren's a Progressive.  In a speech she gave a list

Of the things that she believes.  You missed it?  Here's the gist:

She believes Progressives (whom the Right wing call "elites")

Have to start addressing problems in our nation's streets;

Need to regulate the banks, demand a decent wage...

Made the case for student loans and science while on stage.

In a strange rebuttal Sarah's calling "common sense"

Palin acted like she'd taken personal offense.

Mocking and sarcastic; condescending in her tone,

Sometimes incoherent, in a style that's all her own.

Normally, when Sarah Palin starts to move her lips,

I sit back and laugh about her many verbal slips.

Sometimes I make popcorn but I've started feeling bad;

Turns out mental illness isn't funny...  It's just sad.

Unsolicited Advice for Hillary 2016

Were I Mrs. Clinton, you could not pay me to run,

Even were I certain that I'd be the chosen one.

Tea Party Republicans and other Right Wing nuts

Have already made it clear how much they hate her guts.

Even now, before she's thrown her hat into the ring,

Limbaugh's claiming she arranged to have some loony fling

(At a speech) a shoe that almost hit Hil in the face...

Snidely adding Chelsea's child's a ploy to win the race.

Look at poor Obama, who's been hounded by the Right;

You would have to be insane to want that kind of fight.

If you think he's had it bad however, wait and see

What would happen if the President were Hillary.

Ted Cruz Limerick

 

I think Cruz was pulling a scam
When he was attempting to ram
(By hijacking news)
The Tea Party's views
Down throats, sans the biscuits and jam.

The Senator's selling flimflam...
Are you not offended? I am.
He's cost us a lot,
And finished he's not,
'cause nihilists don't give a damn.

Baby Steps Back from the Edge

(Photo/pixiesdidit.com)

 

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.

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.

Dear Congress... Enough Already

(Photo/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP Collection)

"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.

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and Trump

Ted Cruz gets a rousing introduction from another Tea Party darling...  I wonder if Mrs. Palin can see Canada from her house, too. (Photo/LegalInsurrection.com)

Hoisted on their own petard by Senator Ted Cruz

Who has got some options on which passport he can use.

Where is all the outrage from the Birther movement now?

Why is it that Tea Party supporters wonder how

They can get around what is the inconvenient fact;

All their moral outrage about Kenyans was an act?

President Obama is a U.S. citizen

And yet, Trump was cautious about Cruz's problem when

He was asked if he'd support Ted Cruz for President.

Said he'd have to wait and see exactly how things went.

Cruz has been the darling of the Right Wing loony fringe.

Learning he's Canadian has got to make them cringe.

Born across the border to his mom and Cuban dad,

Cruz cannot be President.  Don't like it?  That's too bad.

U.S. Constitution says he's not allowed to run.

When it comes to passports, Presidents get only one.

Unsolicited Advice for Scott Brown - Don't Do It

(Photo/BusinessInsider.com)

 Scott Brown is considering a Presidential run.

Doesn't seem to know that, as a Massachusetts' son,

National Republicans will always think that he

Is a closet liberal who doesn't drink the Tea.

Cruz and Paul and Bachmann are the kind of folks they'll choose.

I think I would reconsider were I in his shoes.

Brown should stick to Governor; at least he has a shot...

GOP's new nominee - post Romney? He does not.

Race for the Senate - Massachusetts Edition

R.D. Sahl moderated this final debate.  (Photo/AP/Meredith Nierman)

Massachusetts Senate race just held its last debate.

Nothing's changed for me; Ed Markey's still my candidate.

I'm an independent, 'though I lean towards Democrat

So, for me, the case that Gomez tries to make falls flat.

I don't want to give Republicans another win...

They refuse to compromise; my patience has worn thin.

If Gomez is someone Mitch McConnell would support,

One more vote for members of the Tea Party to court,

He is not the man who should be representing me.

There's so many issues where we two do not agree...

He's been too aggressive and I haven't liked his tone.

Recent polls show Markey up, so I am not alone.

Plus, Gomez seems unaware of how the Congress works...

I prefer that Markey doesn't  compromise with jerks.

Gomez may be just the guy to have in your lifeboat;

For the U.S. Senate seat?  Ed Markey has my vote.