If you can’t see the scope of your trouble Then the silly mistakes more than double So expect to be mocked When your whole world is rocked Cos you lived your campaign in a bubble Hey, it happened to Dukakis, too. People (candidates, staffers, even embedded journalists) who get their information from within the protective …
Category Archive: Politics
Nov 06 2012
There Are Dangers In Election Drinking Games
When the people are standing in line But the leaders assert all is fine As the populace votes And the media notes …The Cuttlefish drinks some more wine. I have family in too many states to just sit back. I am hopeful, but damn. This is not easy. And I must say, if I had …
Nov 05 2012
Vote. Just F’ing Vote.
You think it’s a toss-up? You don’t want to vote? You think there’s no difference Or nothing of note? You’re thinking of sitting it out? You don’t see a difference That merits attention There’s no one to vote for, Or even to mention You’d rather just sit home and pout? You think it’s decided? Then …
Nov 03 2012
Moneyball, Politics, And Nate Silver’s Bet
The process of crunching each district’s statistics Makes some people happy, but some people sad The numbers the polls are reporting, supporting Obama’s election, make Romney’s team mad The “quants” find the stats’ inferential potential A powerful weapon—the greatest one yet— They’d back its conclusions ‘gainst bunches of hunches, And unlike the hunchers, they’re willing …
Oct 31 2012
The Mitt Romney Mega Prayer!
The facts are clear; you must admit The time has come to pray for Mitt The time has come, if you believe, To pray all day—election eve And if it works—as well it may— We cannot lose, if we just stay At home, and pray and pray and pray From dawn to dusk, election day. …
Oct 28 2012
It’s Not A Costume!
It coming up on Halloween, there are people putting on false appearances and trying to scare you… and there are people who are just plain scary when they are being themselves. From a nearby paper, a letter to the editor today: To the editor: You folks probably won’t print this, being a leftist leaning newspaper, …
Oct 24 2012
I’d Like To Return This Gift, God…
It seems that perhaps abortion is going to be an issue again, maybe for a whole news cycle. Yet another Republican has spoken what he believes is the honest truth, and this is news because it clashes with the real world. Pregnancy, even due to rape, is a gift from God; as we know from …
Oct 22 2012
Horses And Bayonets (The Ballad Of Romney’s Run)
For weeks and weeks, for months and months We battled toward the right Outflanking arch-conservatives We had to win the fight We dropped opponents one by one Who couldn’t keep the pace Now we’re miles from the center But at least we won that race And it’s saddle up your horses, lads, And fix your …
Oct 20 2012
Maybe They Just Don’t Like Gruyere…
I’m trying hard to listen to the undecided voice To the people who are still unsure which way they’ll make their choice But it’s hard, when I’ve decided, to believe that others can’t, If their mental capabilities outrun a potted plant* “Would you like grilled cheese, or dog shit?” See, with choices such as these, …
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