July 18, 2011

What this episode covers

The Meaningless Banter Of Boehner And Cantor: Week Of 7-18-2011I come to you via Los Angeles the home of carmageddon, while David is up on the Emerald Isle where it's raining and the blackberries are still waiting to see some sun.If it isn't carmageddon, it's armageddon as the ayatollahs in the GOP drive us to the brink of ruin, just to make a point. No matter that the world economy would reel, that 7000 of our municipal bonds would tumble bankrupting 100 cities across the nation, that the full faith and credit of the United States would become a joke, as long as it makes Obama look bad and contributes to his defeat in 2012, well, full steam ahead and all you sub-millionaires will just have to get out of the way!Let's highlight some of the madness with a brace of limericks:THE GOP'S HURTIN' ALAS,CAUSE THE COUNTRY IS TAKING A PASSON THE MEANINGLESS BANTEROF BOEHNER AND CANTORAND THE JERKS IN THEIR NEW FRESHMAN CLASS.THE GOP'S STRATEGY'S CLEAR,AS THE DEBT CEILING DEADLINE DRAWS NEAR.THE BONDS, THEY'LL DEFAULT 'EM.CAUSE THEY THINK IT WILL VAULT 'EMINTO TAKING THE CONGRESS NEXT YEAR.Dana Lyons puts the sorry situation to song with, Swimmin' In The Big.The debt ceiling crisis is the tumult de jour. This time last year, we were all concerned about the Gulf Oil Spill. As a reminder that it's still one hell of a problem, we reacquaint you with Slick Shrimp.Michelle Bachmann, who in saner times would not rise above the level of PTA President has quit her church of many years because it's been revealed that they believe the Pope is the Anti-Christ. Michelle, after protesting the veracity of the claim bowed out of the congregation saying, "Some of my best friends are Catholic." Ring a bell?Her husband Marcus, the First Lady In Waiting, has been up to his chubby pink cheeks in damage control. He denies he told a conservative talk show audience that homosexuals were barbarians. Says the tape was doctored, and that anyway he was talking about children. Maybe we can pray the mendacity out of him.David takes us out on an arcadian note with Wang Wei's Spring In The Garden.Don't get caught in the back of the Free Lunch Line. Step up and put your money where your mouse is. Support Radio Free Oz and keep it free.