Politics and language Seem to go through paths and phases And Im thinking were now living through The "Time of Latin Phrases" For the Congress is deciding If the President should go For engaging in discussions Touching on a quid pro quo While ignoring, in their frenzy What his adversary did Which, when [...]
Im criticized, quite rightly For my failure to commit Appraising each decision As a fifty/fifty split v Believing what they told us From those Ivy League salons That really clever people Always weigh the pros and cons So, for my indecision I wont shoulder any blame For increasingly the pros and cons weigh [...]
We must admit that we’ve been changed Once bold, now fearful We watch our words and what we think Lest we provoke another rage How tearful. We wage war upon ourselves Deny not only what we see But feel Or look the other way although we know The wounds we fail to treat Won’t [...]
The MP’s Song Wimpole: (speaking) Of course, there was a vote. And I’m pretty sure the votes were counted. But, as a rule, everything is subject to…um….interpretation. (Sings) Now, I don’t want to be quoted But when the people voted All the MPs noted That we didn’t know what they meant (They didn’t know what [...]
People have been asking He’s not just a poet, is he? So I looked for some employment Just to keep a fella busy I sent around my resume To show folks I’m a smarty And got picked to write the platform For the Democratic Party The put me in a room and told [...]