Weiner won’t quit as new photos develop

Congressman Anthony Weiner says he won’t resign despite calls by colleagues. Instead , he’s asking for a leave of absence to undergo what he calls professional treatment. Meantime more sexually suggestive photos have shown up online.



                 Sticking Around

Anthony Weiner, in refusing to quit,
Says nothing has happened to make him unfit;
He’s asking permission to take a short leave
To get professional help and to win a reprieve.
Of course, he’s abashed by all this exposure
And is seeking a way to maybe find closure.
He’d like to hang on to his reputation
Without resorting to complete abdication.
It’s clear that his colleagues don’t fully agree,
After seeing more photos on the web’s TMZ.


©  2011  Jim Gordon

Gingrich's advisers quit

Citing disagreement in strategy, Newt Gingrich's senior advisers have all resigned.  A spokesman says there was a fundamental disagreement on how to run Gingrich's presidential campaign.

       At Odds

Newt's campaign

Has suffered a hit,
Since his staff
Decided to quit.

First, numbers down

Among the polls;
Now, no one's on hand
At the controls.

Though quite a shock;

Some may say "stunning";
But Newt insists
He'll keep on running.

© 2011  Jim Gordon

Sarah Denies Messing Up

Sarah Palin insists she was accurate when she said Paul Revere's famous ride was intended to warn both the British and his fellow colonists. "Part of his ride,” says Palin was to warn the British …they were not going to beat our own well-armed persons, individual, private militia that we have."



Putting English On It

“I didn’t mess up,” Ms. Palin said,
About that ride of one Paul Revere.
His cry was to warn both sides, you see,
And tell those Brits to get outta here.

Sarah’s brief journey is near its end
And folks are relieved, or so it looks;
Cause historians, now, must take out their pens
And rewrite what it says in the history books.

 
©  2011  Jim Gordon

Palin has a new twist on Revere’s Ride

Appearing at Boston’s Old North Church, Sarah Palin talked of how Paul Revere warned “the British that they weren't going to be taking away our arms by ringing those bells.”



                       Paul’s Call

Listen, my children, and you shall hear
A brand new version of what Paul Revere
Did during those long-ago fateful nights
When the British troops had us all in their sights.

T’would seem that Sarah might just be re-writing
How it began: all of that blood-shed and fighting
That led to the colonies becoming quite free.
To hear how it ends, we’ll have to listen and see.

 
©  2011  Jim Gordon

Romney not alone in bid for the White House

As Mitt Romney announced he’s in the race for President, he appeared to be joined by lots of company. Possible contenders such as Sarah Palin and Rudy Giuliani have yet to declare but have not ruled themselves out of contention.



                   A Challenging Field

It’s for love of country, Mitt Romney insists,
That he’s adding himself to the GOP lists
Of folks who, although hesitant,
Are thinking of running for President.

There’s Sarah Palin and Rudy G
Rick Perry, Chris Christie and Michele B.
There’s Tim Pawlenty and, then to boot,
Romney may be also facing Newt.

They all are out to get rid of Obama
And hope to add a bit of drama
As they all go through their political paces
And do all they can to keep straight faces.

 
©  2011  Jim Gordon

Governor helicopters to son’s ball game

New Jersey Governor Christie is receiving some criticism for taking an officials helicopter to watch his some play high school baseball. His colleagues remain silent while some of his critics call him a hypocrite. As a former federal prosecutor, Christie has indicted politicians for misusing public funds




            Public Transportation

Governor Christie is taking some flak
For taking a chopper to his son’s game and back.
The reason the trip is causing debate
Is the chopper in question belongs to the State.
Thus the governor seems to have caused quite a fray
By using the chopper to see his son play.
His critics are loud in the resulting dispute,
Though his fellow Republicans all remain mute.
There are those for whom the whole thing just works;
They see the trip as one of his perks.

 
©  2011  Jim Gordon

Experts warn of cancer from cell phones

A panel of scientists in Europe says use of cell phone might cause brain cancer. A spokesman for the American Cancer Society says there’s no evidence from U.S. studies that the phones are carcinogenic. He says they kill more people through auto accidents.



        Malignant Cells

Some scientists in Europe
Feel cell phones are a bane;
Some fear they have potential
To send cancer to your brain.

But U.S. science people
See a larger risk by far;
They're more deadly if you use them
While driving in your car.

 
©  2011  Jim Gordon