POLITICS TONIGHT
(April 2010 version)
Tune: Comedy Tonight
from A Funny Thing
Happened on the Way to
the Forum
Financial
bubble. Greece is in
trouble.
Bailouts for
Everybody. Politics
tonight.
Bankers in Brussels
flexing their muscles.
Euros for
everybody. Politics
tonight.
Who will be
next? Italy, Ukraine,
Poland,
Romania, Ireland or
Spain?
Profligate
nations. Big
obligations.
They claim
that bailouts are a
right.
Austerity
tomorrow. ALL: Politics
tonight.
Volcanic
eruption. Travel
disruption.
Bad news for
passengers. It's
politics tonight.
No one can
travel. Big plans
unravel.
Smoke getting
in your eyes. It's
politics tonight.
Airlines
complain they're all
losing cash.
And they say
it's a pain in the ash.
Revenues
tumble. Passengers
grumble.
How long
before they catch a
flight?
Middle seat
tomorrow. ALL:
Politics tonight.
Stevens retiring
before he's expiring.
Big fight to fill
his seat. It's politics
tonight.
Big nomination.
Boys: Big
confrontation.
Posturing from
everybody. Politics
tonight.
Tiger is cured and
feels great remorse.
His swinging is now
all on the course.
No more affliction.
No sex addiction.
No bimbos come to
spend the night.
Fences need
mending. Solved by more
spending.
Handouts keep
mounting with no
accounting.
The budget? Just
fudge it.
The deficit? To heck
with it.
Pour forth more
pork.
Debits? Credit? Just
forget it.
Play fast and loose
with all of the facts.
When things go wrong
just blame Goldman
Sachs.
Go for the quick
fix. Spend in all
districts.
Stimulus? That's
still a great sound
bite.
Reality tomorrow.
Politics tonight.
(c) 2010 Courthouse
Steps, Inc.