CIVICS 101There is lots of confusion todayOn a subject that’s clear and not gray:It’s the right of the POTUSTo choose judges for SCOTUSAnd let senators vote yea or nay. From the archive BLASÉAn accuser cites her fear of flyingTo justify not testifying,But she’s been everywhereAnd has traveled by air,So it’s …
PRIZELESSAll the world is erupting in cheersAt the greatest new peace deal in years,But the chattering classWill ignore it en masse’Cause they’ve got something stuck in their ears. From the archive LIGHTWEIGHTGetting older, you may realizeThat your waistline’s a much larger size,But Obama’s stayed slim,Having kept himself trim:Let’s award him …
CUCKOODo you think you can pull off a coupAnd establish a tyranny, too,Without us fighting backWith a counterattack?If you do, then you don’t have a clue. From the archive JOE BRIBIN’“There’s no conflict for me or for Sonny –That’s a fact, even if it sounds funny.You can trust me,” says …
KAMALAIt’s well known she was willing to swapCertain assets to get to the top:There’s no way to embarrassVP nominee HarrisAny more than a pig in the slop. From the archive DEBATE BUCKETBeto, Buttigieg, Biden, and Booker,Castro, Gillibrand, Gabbard the looker,Warren, Klobuchar, Sanders:Every single one panders,As do Swalwell and Harris the …
LIGHT VERSEAlthough limericks often dependOn coarse content that’s bound to offendAnd bad puns that are proneTo elicit a groan,To what heights do they sometimes ascend! From the archive THE LIMERICKIt’s the silliest syllogismAnd a metrical mechanismFor amusing a blokeBy telling a jokeOr conveying a witticism.(2018) CAVEAT LECTORBoat I bought had …
BIDEN TIMEAn old hack who is out of his mind,Who for decades robbed taxpayers blindAnd feathered his nestWith foreign largesse:He’s the best that the Party could find? From the archive CORNY POPS“I’m Joe Biden, I’m ‘ill’ and talk smack,I’m all down with the dudes that smoke crack,All the boys in …
AVALANCHE!How unnerving for you and for meWhen we’re up on the mountain and seeThe whole slope start to crumbleAnd then suddenly tumble:Kevin Clinesmith’s decided to plea. From the archive RATS!Life in prison or maybe a tripTo the gallows, unless you now flip,Help expose all the plots,The ones calling the shots,And …
AWAKENINGFor decades we were batteredUntil one day we were shattered:It was then we knewThat it wasn’t trueAnd we’d never really mattered. From the archive RATS!Life in prison or maybe a tripTo the gallows, unless you now flip,Help expose all the plots,The ones calling the shots,And abandon this fast-sinking ship.(2020) Q-LESSYou …
HEARING IMPAIRED“I await your response, A.G. Barr.”“I’d be glad to oblige, but so far –”“I’m so sorry, but I’mReclaiming my time.(I’m so coy! Har har, hardy har har!)” From the archive FREAK OUT!If a spectacle’s what you are seeking,And to see a pretentious prig freaking,A glib gabber tight-lippedAs he’s thrown …
MIGHTY FAUCIAs a doctor he may be renowned,And his skills could transfer to the mound,But this man of some statureCan’t connect with the catcherAnd instead pitches wild to the ground. From the archive FAUCI ON THE MOUNDOh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright,The band is playing …
