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Ode to Herr Rove: In Honor of the Fact that His Super PAC Crossroads GPS, Will Spend an Obscene Amount of Money on Behalf of Republican Candidates Over the Next Year (and gee, aren’t they worth it?)

Karl Rove, something to scrape off your shoe What flows through the sewers What stops up the loo The discharge in the boil The snot from runny nose The canker sore upon the lip The fungus ‘tween the toes   The bile in the liver of a corpse dead of cirrhosis The presence of the … Continue reading

The Ballad to Sound the Alarm or: Wake up America…or Stay in Bed Forever – This Election is For ALL the Marbles

They’re coming for our Medicare Our right to choose – so best beware They’re coming for our social net They want whatever they can get   Wisconsin’s our first battleground This creep Scott Walker must go down The money will come pouring in From Super PAC’s to save his skin   They want to kill … Continue reading

A Ballad to the Ladies (and Their Husbands and Boyfriends) Relative to This Upcoming Major Election

To the ladies who follow my muse I know you’re all up on the news So I’m sure you’re all wise That the GOP guys Are coming for your right to choose   Each Right-Wing Republican boy Thinks they can win with this ploy That each “values” vote Will jump on the float It’s the … Continue reading

The Ballad of “Social Issues” From the Conservative Point of View

“Social issues” – “Commie” code for basic human need Providing equal aid to all is “Socialism’s” seed There’s just no funds for schools right now we know you understand We need this money now for our invasion of Iran Our roads are not that bad at all – we’ve more important goals Just take it … Continue reading

The Ballad of Rush Limbaugh’s Nightmare or: I Dreamt Something So Terrible I Had to Take Some More Oxycontin…A Whole Lot More

Rush Limbaugh had a horrid fright A dream that kept him up all night That FDR came back that day And found the jobs Bush threw away   He dreamt there was a new New Deal So many jobs – it was too real New roads and rails and schools and this An educated populace … Continue reading

The Ballad of the Upcoming S. Carolina and Florida Primaries or: Look Timmy – The Republican Circus Has Come to Town

Bang the bugle, blow the drum The Republican circus – here they come Cue the music – and balloons Cue the zanies and buffoons Be prepared for oohs and ahhs Don’t worry – there’s no gravitas Pay attention to each act Each elephant whose trunk is packed With jape and jab and jibe and joke … Continue reading