Posted by Phil Trieb on December 16, 1998 at 11:57:45:
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A LIMERICK ON THE MEANING OF IS
The president knows not what "is" means
And the intelligence of all he demeans
Such deceitful word games
As he everyone blames
But himself, when he let drop his jeans.
1998 by Phil Trieb, Gary SD
IMPEACH I
When the experts cite "materiality"
While they dance on the head of a pin
And wander so far from reality
As they quibble o'er contemptible sin
The sin made the sinner a byword
A joke on the world's moral screen
For in groups large or small there is oft heard
Laughs of derision, and lecherous grins seen
And Forefathers in coffins are rolling
Over laws that have been turned into trash
The Foremothers are in their graves screaming
And both on this travesty gnash.
If they could, yes they would break the deathchains
And return, stand and do what is right
Then the guilty would suffer the true pains
And we would be led from this night.
1998 by Phil Trieb, Gary SD
IMPEACH II
Will Congress impeach or just censure
Or forget it and simply move on
And claim they have taken the temp'ture
Of the people, who say it's too long
But what would it say to the nation
If a liar gets away with a crime
Continues to live in high station
No punishment, no penalty, no fine
For if the garbage man, teacher or banker
Had done what this profligate did
The courts would rise up and with rancor
Send the scoundrel away, and forbid
That he ever again fill the office
Which he had when foul offense was made
And the pundits would join and so loud hiss
Pour contempt on the bum, "Renegade!"
But we have seen strong backbones buckle
As leaders turn tail and fast run
And the late night TV hosts do chuckle
They've never had such easy fun
While the anchors and media pollsters
Taste the broth, skip the meat in the stew
And cops turn in badges and holsters
Disillusioned, don't know what to do
With our highest lawmaker a swiller
Making joke of the law of the land
And our proud constitutional pillar
Decays to a small heap of sand
1998 by Phil Trieb, Gary SD
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