Since blaming Democrats and the media didn’t stick, Denny Hastert is now trying to shift blame to his staff. (Via Atrios) And that brings me to my latest limerick:
No Penance For Dennis?
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Hastert is blaming his staff,
But those in the know have to laugh.
Moms and dads are appalled
By his Foley bad call.
Does he think U.S. voters are daft?
[tags]Denny Hastert, Foley Scandal, House Speaker Hastert, Family Values, Blame Game[/tags]
Dirty Denny
By Madeleine Begun Kane
There once was a House Speaker Denny,
With character not worth a penny.
He failed to shield teens
From a boy-obsessed fiend.
Family values? He doesn’t have any.
[tags]Denny Hastert, Foley Scandal, House Speaker Hastert, Family Values[/tags]
Tom Reynolds would have us believe that the GOP House leaders would surely have done something about Foley’s House page proclivities long ago, if only evil Kirk Fordham (Reynolds’ chief of staff) hadn’t talked them out of it. And that brings me to this limerick:
Fordham Axed, Scapegoated To The Max
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Congressman Reynolds’ charade
Is dumping Kirk Fordham, his aide.
He is shifting the blame
For the page abuse shame,
So House Leaders can justice evade.
More on the Foley House Page Scandal for your reading (and viewing) pleasure:
* From Shakespeare’s Sister, Fordham will not go gently into that good night.
* One Good Move has the Daily Show clip: Foley Erect.
* Skippy presents Pedophile Theater.
* From Don Davis, The ‘Dirty Dozen’ Foley Stories The Corporate Media Won’t Report.
* Avedon Carol on Foley’s law and Foley’s law-breaking.
* From Steve Bates, A Different Kind Of Coverup.
* From Hollywood Liberal, Fox News calls Mark Foley a Democrat.
* From Mahablog, The Condi and Dennis Show.
* Digby’s Coup, Coup Cajoob.
* All Hat No Cattle’s Finger Pointing
[tags]Tom Reynolds, Foley Scandal, House Leadership, Hastert’s Coverup, Kirk Fordham, GOP Scapegoat, Finger Pointing[/tags]
Hastert must resign
Because of his coverup.
No “buts,” no delay.
[tags]Denny Hastert, Mark Foley, GOP Scandal, GOP Leadership, House Speaker[/tags]
The House GOP leadership seems to be in a bit of trouble for covering up Mark Foley’s predatory Net communications. So I dedicate my Ode To GOP Hypocrisy to House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert and Majority Leader John Boehner:
Ode To GOP Hypocrisy
By Madeleine Begun Kane
When accusations first arose
V. Foley in the House.
The GOP top leadership
Was quiet as a mouse.
Had Foley been a Democrat
Accused of heinous acts,
Those fellows would have trumpeted
Their “values” to the max.
The scandal keeps getting worse. Did the GOP know about Foley way back in 2001? It sure looks that way.
[tags]GOP Hypocrisy, Mark Foley, Child Predators, Net Communications, House Page Scandal, Florida Election[/tags]
Mad Kane (Madeleine Begun Kane) is a writer, musician, and "recovering lawyer." She won the Robert Benchley Society Award For Humor and enjoys writing limericks, song parodies, and current events haiku.
You can email her at madkane@madkane.com, visit her non-political humor blog, or stop by her home page.
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