The Unearned Honorific
With Fox News and the tea-baggers are lovin’ her,
Sarah Palin craves the limelight they’re givin’ her.
But her title don’t fit,
Because remember — she quit!
So I think they should stop calling her “governor.”
Category: Poetic Justice
Dem Damned Dems
In their no man’s land of timid otherness,
Democrats wander, lost in the wilderness.
How they acquit themselves
On the short road to 2012
Will tell whether they’re a real party — or something less.
HT to Trish for that uber-poetic first line.
Change We Can’t Believe In
So, Rick Scott’s our new governor. Why?
And teabagger Rubio’s our Senate guy?
It just got horrible ta
Live in post-midterm Florida,
And we can’t go to Cali to get high!
Right Versus Duty Blues
I got the right to vote versus my civic duty blues,
And juggling conflicting emotions has got me all confused.
Tomorrow’s an election of historic proportions,
But I’m gonna be on jury duty — listening to motions!
I have the will to vote, to serve justice I’m inclined,
But how can I be in two places at the very same time?
Shoulda voted early, shoulda mailed in my vote,
But how could I have known I’d servin’ at the whimsy of the court?
I know my duty and I know my rights.
I think the clerk of the court did it out of spite.
I know my rights and I know my duty civic,
But meeting ’em both tomorrow’s gonna make me psychotic.
I got the right to vote versus my civic duty blues,
I’m in a patriotic pickle from my head down to my shoes.
Is there nowhere to to turn, no one to turn to?
All’s I can do is ask, What would Jon Stewart do?
Who Da Man?
As the Republicans get ready to whup up
On Dems who act like a ready-whipped pup.
As the midterms descend
Is this really the end?
Or will the Dems finally “Man up?”
Far Gone Juan
The leadership at NPR insists
Juan is gone and he won’t be missed.
They say on Fox in his new position
Williams is validating their decision —
He’s keeping the “anal” in “news analyst.”
Moron Over Miami
Look on us kindly, we deserve your pity.
We can’t help that we’re a hotbed of stupidity.
Miami’s a great place to live
Through we scored 47th out of 55,
On the list of America’s smartest cities.
So OK, we’re not a city of sages,
And sometimes we’re just outrageous.
But though we’ll never be first,
It still could have been worse —
At least we’re not as dumb as Las Vegas.
Juan Williams’ Song
I don’t like Muslims on my plane,
I don’t like Muslims, they’re all the same.
I don’t want Muslims at Ground Zero
And Bill O’Reilly is my hero.
I’m scared of Muslims, that’s what I say,
And I’ll get fired for $2 million any day.
Who’s Sorry Now?
When seeking an overdue mea culpa,
Be sure your old man’s not a creep, eh?
Clarence Thomas’ main squeeze
Was just trying to please,
But you’ve got nothing to apologize for, Anita.
O’Donnell Dough Trouble
Christine O’Donnell says her party’s a bum
For refusing to fork over a sum.
But the RNC’s right
To keep its purse strings tight —
She’d just give it all to her mom.
