Yearly Archives: 2024

The Problem with the President

Some say that Biden’s “problem” Is clearly insurmountable But I say his infirmity Has made him unaccountable   The press who have been hearing For years his load of bunk’ll still say, “He’s so endearing” Just like your crazy uncle   And no matter if you think his  term Has been the best or bad [...]

Debating Debates

I could sing about debating But you wouldn’t like the song Cause the problem with our system is The format is all wrong.   The early ones are overrun They look like Friars’ roasts The questioners don’t moderate They act like game show hosts   When Steve and Abe debated The sessions lasted hours And [...]

Seeing is Believing

Wiser men than I have warned That looks can be deceiving While others chant the slogan That seeing is believing   And though the things we’re seeing Are amazingly unpleasant The cameras recording them Are clear and omnipresent   Each morning we wake up to view (Assembled while we’re dreaming) Recordings of the ruling class [...]

Tarzana Good News

The valley that I live in once Was only farming furrows Until the land was purchased By a man named Edgar Burroughs   He saw the views were lovely And the climate, fairly nice Did I forget to mention That his middle name was Rice   He bought the land with profits From his movies [...]

Jury Duty 2024

I have some strong opinions And this one is a beauty Even if you aren’t there We’re all on jury duty   And if I were the foreman I’d send the judge a note Reminding him as citizens That we all have a vote   And now that we’re sequestered And we’ve made our introductions [...]

Here it Comes / There We Go

We were told this week by scientists We’re standing on the brink There’s a black hole in the Milky Way That’s closer than you think   And if the headline panic Is any good barometer We’ll all get sucked inside Before we smash into Andromeda   But compared to other happenings Both horrible and gory [...]

My Mind is Made Up (probably)

When I first looked at politics Back in the middle ages There was accepted wisdom That was spoken by the sages   Those learned men wrote essays Which they passed to their descendants You can’t win with the right or left You need the independents   Those groovy swinging voters Of whom everybody speaks Hardly [...]

A Holy Week

  On a Sunday triumphant They gave us the word Every year in the springtime The story is heard   When we’re given a chance With all of our breath To sing His hosannas Then cry for His death   To the high wooden cross From the manger so meek Oh, what a journey And, [...]

Innocent Until Proven Innocent (or The Ballad of Duane)

I have an eye for trends And one that’s sweeping through the nation Is an unexpected Renaissance In self-examination   While the world may be in chaos And the ship of state is lurching The leadership is focused on Their souls--through which they’re seaching   You’ve seen it in the headlines This tend that I’ve [...]

The New Vocabulary

“My truth” is an expression that Has raised some grave suspicions For how in truth can we seek truth Without fixed definitions   Some words have been evolving Receiving brand new brandings Trading crystal clarity For grim misunderstandings   No matter what your politics No matter what your leanings I think that we can all [...]

Go to Top