The Least Untruthful Answer

Article link: James Clapper's "Least Untruthful" Answer

 

When questioned by the congressman,

I looked him in the eye,

And chose my answer carefully,

For I would never lie.

 

And if you take the time to parse

Precisely what I said,

Across the line of perjury

My answer did not tread.

 

I used the least untruthful word

That came into my mind,

Though not exactly in the way

That Webster ‘No’ defined.

 

The Lifer

Article link: Rep. John Dingell sets new record for congressional service

 

While others pause to praise the man

Who’s given sixty years,

We might recall what he has wrought

Before we join the cheers.

 

An advocate for government,

With bureaucratic heart,

In every regulation passed

Our John has played a part.

 

The EPA, the FDA,

And now Obamacare!

For every bit of overreach

Our Dingell has been there.

Prayer for Our Fallen Warriors

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
And let perpetual light shine upon them.
May their souls and the souls of all the departed,
Through the Mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.

The Paper Chase

Article Link: Venezuela toilet paper shortage an anti-Bolivarian conspiracy, gov't claims

 

The socialist caucus

Now running Caracas

Is on the hot seat in the polls.

The national issue?

A shortage of tissue

That common folk purchase in rolls.

 

The problem is vivid.

The public is livid,

As price controls wipe out supply.

Now people are queuing

In hopes of accruing

A super absorbent two-ply.

Catastrophic Coverage

Article link: Obamacare will improve… marriages?

 

My wife revealed just yesterday

Proposals much like mine,

Had been by her received from men

Who ordered better wine.

 

And not in wine alone was I

Below the standard mean,

But I was wanting in my choice

Of bistro and cuisine.

 

My raiment had not measured up,

My tie was short of chic,

And further, to my lasting shame,

My prosody was weak.