It was fun bashing an inept Bush,
stumbling from mishap to error to war,
but he morphed from vacuity to villainy.
He started as a cheerleader urging
the fearful and the righteous to seize
government, ended running a soup kitchen.
He serves supporters friendly judges and
regulators. Contributors receive bid-free
contracts, cheap labor and tax breaks.
Everyone else gets fantasy: Clear Skies,
Clean Air, No [...]

The pundits all say
we must elect people
to bring us together.
That’s bull.
Right wing nuts
created this mess.
Left wing nuts
won’t fix it.
We need leadership
from the middle.
Kick the nuts
out of government.
Publicly finance the
election of politicians
business won’t buy
and interest groups
won’t support.
Rejects are the folks
we should elect.

It’s hard to be a Democrat.
Most of our primary candidates
won’t rush to leave Iraq,
or give up contributions
from hedge fund plutocrats.
The liberal party has become
kids grabbing snacks from
the candy store, just like
Republicans ― but with
appropriate new deal decor.
The party of the middle class
kicked its voters in the ass,
and trashed its principles, and
no top tier hopeful seems [...]

Long before true dawn, Sandy
uncurls from behind my knees and
stretches like a Muslim at prayer.
Then, purring loudly, she marches
up my side, each paw pressing a ton
per square foot, and sits on my ribs.
“Time to go out,” she meows, until
I get up. She trots to the kitchen,
looking back to yowl, “hurry.”
I stagger hand-over-hand around
the counter, [...]