Archive for the ‘Congress Humor’ Category
Friday, October 20th, 2023
The House GOP is a mess.
And it seems to be anyone’s guess
When they’ll fin’lly elect
A new Speaker. They’re wrecked!
Is it glee you detect? Oh my, yes!
Tags: Congress Humor, Congress Satire, Coup, Freedom Caucus, House Humor, House Limerick, House Satire, Insurrection, James Jordan, January 6, Jim Jordan, Kevin McCarthy, Matt Gaetz, Speaker Humor, Speaker Of The House, Speakership, Steve Scalise
Posted in Congress Humor, Election Satire, GOP Humor, House Satire, Kevin McCarthy, Political Limericks, Republicans Humor | Comments Off on Still Munching On Popcorn (Limerick)
Monday, October 2nd, 2023
The long-looming motion by Gaetz,
Meant to toss out the Speaker he hates,
Has fin’lly been filed.
So McCarthy is riled
And heated arm-twisting awaits.
Tags: GOP Humor, House Republicans, House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, Matt Gaetz, Speaker Of The House
Posted in Congress Humor, GOP Humor, House Satire, Kevin McCarthy, Political Limericks, Republicans Humor | Comments Off on Matt Gaetz v. Speaker McCarthy
Sunday, September 24th, 2023
By now, you’ve surely heard about Lauren Boebert’s Beetlejuice “performance.” Here’s an entertaining column about Boebert somehow managing to outdo herself in the indecency department.
And here’s my latest limerick:
“Pious” Boebert’s well-known for her rudeness,
Even crudeness (though surely not shrewdness.)
Her vulgar display
At a play made my day:
An infamous “born-again” lewdness.
Tags: Beetlejuice, Broadway Touring Company, Colorado, Congressional Republicans, House Humor, House Republicans, House Satire, Lauren Boebert, Lewdness, Public Indecency, Vaping
Posted in Congress Humor, GOP Humor, House Satire, Hypocrisy Humor, Political Limericks, Religious Satire, Republicans Humor | Comments Off on Boebert’s Juicy Display (Limerick)
Saturday, September 23rd, 2023
Dear Kevin, a Speaker must lead
And inspire; not meekly accede
To demands from a few
Nihilist loons. You shall rue
Selling out to a crew with no creed.
Tags: Federal Government, Government Default, Government Services, Government Shutdown, House Humor, House Limerick, Kevin McCarthy, Speaker, Speaker Of The House, Speakership
Posted in Congress Humor, House Satire, Kevin McCarthy, Political Limericks, Republicans Humor | Comments Off on Open Limerick To Kevin McCarthy
Thursday, June 22nd, 2023
Headline: “House GOP votes to censure Schiff over role in Trump investigations”
Adam Schiff has been censured? So what!
It’s hardly a kick in the gut
To be savaged by asses
Who lie to the masses
To placate a traitorous nut!
Tags: Adam Schiff, Censure, Donald Trump, Ethics, Hypocrisy, Impeachment, Republicans Humor, Trump
Posted in Congress Humor, Donald Trump, House Satire, Hypocrisy Humor, Impeachment Humor, Political Limericks, Republicans Humor, Trump | Comments Off on Limerick Ode To Adam Schiff
Monday, May 1st, 2023
We the Dems must show full solidarity
To counter the loathsome barbarity
Of Republican stances,
Whose fright’ning advances
Account for this lack of hilarity.
Tags: Abortion Rights, Birth Control, Book Banning Limerick, Campaign Humor, Donald Trump, Election 2024, Election Humor, Election Satire, Feminism, Feminist Limerick, Gun Control, Gun Laws, Presidential Election 2024, Republicans Humor, Supreme Court
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Thursday, January 5th, 2023
According to WP’s Robert Costa, Matt Gaetz says McCarthy must either “withdraw from the race,” or commit to a “straitjacket” agreement.
Come to think of it, straitjackets sound like a great idea for most of the House Republicans!
*****
As self-centered loons
impede race to be Speaker,
insanity reigns.
*****
This haiku, I swear,
is my last McCarthy verse
until tomorrow.
*****
Way too many pols
in Republican Party
naught but Pied Pipers.
*****
“Concession-Kevin”
becomes just-pretend Speaker.
Pyrrhic victory.
*****
Tags: American Politics Haiku, Congress Humor, Congress Satire, Congressional Republicans, GOP Humor, GOP Leaders, House Humor, House Republicans, House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, Matt Gaetz, Political Haiku & Senryu, Republican Humor, Republicans Humor, Speaker, Speaker Of The House
Posted in Congress Humor, GOP Humor, House Satire, Kevin McCarthy, News Haiku & Senryu, Political Haiku & Senryu, Political Limericks, Republicans Humor | Comments Off on More McCarthy Mockery
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023
I watch the amusing display
Of Republican House disarray,
And think of the soul
Kevin sold for his goal,
As his Speakership dream floats away.
Tags: Congress Humor, GOP, House Republicans, Kevin McCarthy, Republicans Humor, Speaker, Speakership
Posted in Congress Humor, GOP Humor, Kevin McCarthy, Political Limericks, Republicans Humor | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, March 14th, 2018
Crazy-sounding, but true:
Why did Rick Saccone’s run turned to ash?
Why’d his edge disappear in a flash?
Here’s my fav’rite absurd
Excuse that I’ve heard:
Rick Saccone “should have lost the mustache.”
From the Washington Examiner:
Frustrated by Saccone’s performance, some Republicans have gone so far as to zero in on his mustachioed appearance.
“It’s a porn stache,” said one Pennsylvania-based GOP strategist. “He should have lost the mustache.”
Tags: Congress Humor, Conor Lamb, House Humor, Pennsylvania, Rick Saccone
Posted in Campaign Humor, Congress Humor, Election Satire, House Satire, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire | Comments Off on A Hairy Rick Saccone Theory (Limerick)
Saturday, June 3rd, 2017
Add this Trump “tax bill” lie to your list
Of assertions deservedly dissed:
It’s “in Congress” and “moving
Along,” he says proving
Non-bills can trump those that exist.
Tags: Congress Humor, Income Tax, Legislation Humor, Pending Legislation, Trump, Trump Lies
Posted in Congress Humor, Donald Trump, Fiscal Policy, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Tax & Budget Humor, White House | Comments Off on Limerick Ode To Trump’s Phantom Tax Bill
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017
As Republicans surely are learning
(Having finally sated their yearning
For one-party rule)
Running government’s cool…
But much harder than blocking and churning.
Tags: GOP, One Party Rule, Republicans Humor
Posted in Campaign Humor, Congress Humor, Donald Trump, Election Satire, GOP Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | Comments Off on Be Careful What You Wish For (Limerick)
Saturday, March 4th, 2017
At his speech Tuesday night, Trump seemed sane.
His proposals still sucked, but his brain
And behavior looked stable.
(Less time watching cable?)
Fawning pundits were ably inane:
Trump’s “pivot” was praised by the press,
Who perceived “presidential” finesse.
Heavy meds (I assume)
Might explain his brief bloom
Into something much less of a mess.
But his meds have worn off, I conclude,
Based on stark-raving tweets that he spewed
Just today. Yes his feed
On Twitter indeed
Proves our leader’s a bleeping-mad dude.
Tags: Donald Trump, Political Speech, President Trump, Presidential Speech, Social Media, Twitter Humor, Twitter Limerick
Posted in Congress Humor, Donald Trump, GOP Humor, Media Satire, Political Limericks, Political Speeches, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Social Media Satire, Twitter, White House | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, March 1st, 2017
The reviews for Trump’s speech, in the main,
Were swell, cuz he seemed to be sane:
He read his speech well;
Did not rant, rave, or yell.
What a low bar we’ve set for his reign.
Tags: Congressional Address, President Trump, Trump
Posted in Congress Humor, Donald Trump, GOP Humor, Political Limericks, Political Speeches, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | 1 Comment »
Monday, February 27th, 2017
Although Trump has circulated a bullet point outline of tomorrow night’s speech, here’s what I’m expecting:
Please get ready for Donald to speak
Before Congress on Tuesday this week,
Where he’ll beef about press
And he’ll shriek “We’re a mess,
Only I can address!” (That’s my “leak.”)
Tags: Congressional Address, President Trump, Trump
Posted in Congress Humor, Donald Trump, GOP Humor, Political Limericks, Political Speeches, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | Comments Off on Bracing For Trump’s Speech To Congress (Limerick)
Saturday, October 31st, 2015
Most press coverage about the “cleaning the barn” two-year “budget deal,” negotiated by Boehner as he was handing off his Speaker gig to Paul Ryan, is unduly optimistic. It tends to lull us into thinking that the opportunity for House wingnuts to wreak havoc has been largely eliminated for a substantial period of time.
But that really isn’t true. Why not? Because, generally speaking, there are three broad opportunities for Tea Party types to threaten or cause shutdowns.
1: Budget bills.
2: Debt ceiling crises.
3: Appropriation bills.
And, alas, only the first two items on that list were resolved, leaving ample opportunities for essential appropriation bills to be saddled with unacceptable riders. For instance, riders eliminating Obamacare or defunding Planned Parenthood, to name just two. In other words:
Right-wing Republicans can still pursue their goals through riders on appropriations bills—and, if they don’t get their way, shut down the government.
With Ryan as Speaker, don’t think
That we aren’t stuck right on the brink
Of Tea Party trouble.
It still can cause rubble
Through spending bills yet to gain ink.
The fact that the budget’s resolved
And the ceiling on debt ain’t involved,
Should not make you relieved.
If you are, you’re deceived,
Cuz the poison pill risk isn’t solved.
The House must appropriate cash,
Via bills which the wingnuts can trash
Through riders from guys
With Tea Party ties,
Turning programs we need into ash.
If that happens, then what can be done?
Only vetoes, and those aren’t fun.
But the blackmailing Hill
Can’t prevail on such bill!
Are there any good choices? Nay! None.
Tags: Appropriations Bill, Budget Limerick, Federal Budget, Government Shutdown, House Satire, John Boehner, Paul Ryan, Tea Party Members, Wingnuts
Posted in Congress Humor, Fiscal Policy, GOP Humor, Government Services, House Satire, John Boehner, Legislation Humor, Paul Ryan, Political Limericks, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor | Comments Off on Undoing Undue Optimism (4-Verse Limerick)
Thursday, December 5th, 2013
According to a Politico story, Republicans pols and staffers are being given remedial sensitivity training to avoid further Todd Akin-style gaffes and to contend with the party’s gender gap.
Those Sensitive Republicans
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Republicans, fearful of gaffes,
Are coaching both Congress and staffs
How to talk to a dame.
(Non-offense is their aim.)
How ’bout policy change, just for laughs?
Tags: Feminism, Gender Gap Humor, GOP Humor, Politico, Republican War On Women, Republicans Humor, Todd Akin
Posted in Congress Humor, Feminism Humor, Gender Politics, GOP Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor | 11 Comments »
Friday, October 11th, 2013
How sadly symbolic that the historic Senate clock’s no longer ticking, thanks to the government shutdown:
The team of curators that wind the 11-foot tall, nearly 200-year-old clock every week have been furloughed, the Secretary of the Senate confirms to NBC News. It was last wound on Monday, Sept. 30 — and more than a week into the shutdown, its hands are now frozen at 12:14.
The antique clock, known as the “Ohio Clock,” serves as a landmark for both reporters and senators, who regularly gather in the “Ohio Clock corridor.”
In DC, Not Even The Clocks Run Like Clockwork (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
I’m alarmed by the old Senate clock,
Cuz they’ve furloughed its horary doc.
Near two centuries old–
The clock’s out in the cold
With no winders — no tick and no tock.
Tags: Art Curators, Furloughed Employees, Government Shutdown, Ohio Clock, Senate Clock, U.S. Senate, Washington DC
Posted in Congress Humor, GOP Humor, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, Senate Satire | 3 Comments »
Saturday, May 25th, 2013
This New York Times headline doesn’t exactly come as a shock: Banks’ Lobbyists Help in Drafting Financial Bills:
One bill that sailed through the House Financial Services Committee this month — over the objections of the Treasury Department — was essentially Citigroup’s, according to e-mails reviewed by The New York Times. The bill would exempt broad swathes of trades from new regulation.
In a sign of Wall Street’s resurgent influence in Washington, Citigroup’s recommendations were reflected in more than 70 lines of the House committee’s 85-line bill. Two crucial paragraphs, prepared by Citigroup in conjunction with other Wall Street banks, were copied nearly word for word. (Lawmakers changed two words to make them plural.)
Our Industrious Lawmakers (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
It seems Wall Street is writing our laws;
Co’s like Citigroup — clause by bad clause.
If you think it’s a crime
That the rich win each time,
That right there is your probable cause.
Tags: Banking Satire, Citigroup, Congress Humor, Dodd-Frank, Finance Limerick, Financial Regulations, Legislation Humor, Lobbying, Lobbyist Humor, Money Humor, New York Times, Wall Street
Posted in Banking Humor, Congress Humor, Fiscal Policy, House Satire, Legislation Humor, Political Limericks | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
There’s a striking difference between the website homepages of the DCCC (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee) and the NRCC (National Republican Congressional Committee): The most prominent words (by size and location) on the DCCC site are Democrats 2014. But the only reference to Republicans on the NRCC site is buried on the bottom in the “paid for by” disclaimer.
So, do House Republicans have something to hide?
Republican Campaign Oversight? (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Seems the NRCC’s feeling shame:
How else to explain that the name
Of its party’s not bold,
But lost under the fold
Of a site meant to shore up its game.
Tags: Campaign Satire, Congress Humor, DCCC, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Election Humor, House Republican, National Republican Congressional Committee, NRCC, Republican Reboot, Republican Rebranding
Posted in Campaign Humor, Congress Humor, Election Satire, GOP Humor, House Satire, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor | 1 Comment »
Friday, March 8th, 2013
John Boehner had a hissy fit over the sequester-caused suspension of White House tours.
“The President is trying to make it tough on members of Congress. It’s just silly. I want to know who is being laid off at the White House. The Capitol is open for tours. We’ve been planning for this for months.”
Perhaps Boehner should have spent those months planning to avoid sequestration.
(Note that the transcript originally read “It’s just sick.” Then at some point, “sick” was changed to “silly.” Since I don’t have access to the audio, I don’t know which one is accurate.)
Touring Boehner’s Brain (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
To save cash, White House tours are curtailed,
But the House tours have NOT been derailed.
So you still can have fun
Seeing nothing get done
On the Hill, watching nonsense unveiled.
Tags: Budget Cuts, Budget Limerick, Capitol Humor, Congress Humor, Congressional Tours, DC Tourism Humor, House Tours, John Boehner, Republicans Humor, Sequester Humor, Sequestration, Washington DC, White House Tours
Posted in Barack Obama, Congress Humor, GOP Humor, House Satire, John Boehner, Political Limericks, Political Verse, Politics Satire, Republicans Humor, White House | 3 Comments »
