Headline:Ted Cruz says Supreme Court was ‘clearly wrong’ about 2015 same-sex marriage ruling
I wonder if Senator Ted
Has ever much cared what he said
As long as it riled
Those easily guiled
And usable rage had been spread
Author: Steve Hirsch
Steve is a retired high-tech marketing specialist and former chairman of a college humanities division. He's a lover of Shakespeare and classical music, so he writes limericks and plays the accordion. Go figure.
Occasional Limerick #63: July 15, 2022
Headline: Judge Spurns Lindsey Graham’s Refusal to Testify to GA Grand Jury
Ours is a nation of laws,
But I don’t obey them, because
Since my job is to make them,
I’m licensed to break them
And bask in my minions’ applause.
Occasional Limerick #62: July 14, 2022
Headline: Corporate Profits Soar During Record Inflation
I wonder? Could all this inflation
Be partly intended creation?
To seize on Ukraine
And increase the pain
And profit from all the frustration?
Occasional Limerick #61: July 13, 2022
Headline: Twitter Sues Elon Musk to Force Him to Complete Transaction
Elon Musk thought he’d buy Twitter,
But now things are nasty and bitter.
But if making the sale
Got Don out of jail,
I’m glad Elon did reconsider.
Occasional Limerick #60, July 12,2022
Headline: In Pandemic, Political Turmoil, More People Turn to the Arts for Escape
There’s one thing this scary time makes clear:
Whatever direction life takes here
Through all this insanity
I won’t ditch humanity
As long as I’ve Mozart and Shakespeare.
Occasional Limerick #59: July 11, 2022
Headline: Steve Bannon Says He Will Testify to Jan. 6 Committee
Testify? Really? Steve Bannon?
Prepare for the loaded loose cannon!
Let’s see if he’ll cross
And revile his old boss
And rank him beneath James Buchanan.
Occasional Limerick #58, July 8, 2022
Headline: IRS Conducted Rare Tax Audits on James Comey and Andrew McCabe
Our IRS audits are random!
The fact these two happened in tandem
Is coincidental.
It’s just accidental
They’re not part of Donald Trump’s fandom.
Occasional Limerick #57: July 7, 2022
Headline: Alleged Shooter Admits Attack, Considered Another
It’s cool how the great big crowd scatters
And all of the shrieking and splatters!
You’re next! 🙂 Keep denying
Restrictions on buying
These high-powered guns! That’s what matters!
Occasional Limerick #56, July 6, 2022
Lindsey Graham, Rudy Giuliani, and John Eastman Subpoenaed by Fulton County (GA) D.A. in Election Probe
Rudy and Eastman and Graham
Subpoenas! But will they obey them?
Let’s see if they grow up
And actually show up,
Or cause more electoral mayhem.
Occasional Limerick #55: July 5, 2022
Headline: Governors Newsome and DeSantis Trade Insults
Gov’nors DeSantis and Newsome
Are really a curious twosome.
As each hurls invective
And thinks it’s effective,
The rest of us just find it gruesome.
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