Posts Tagged ‘Texas Republicans’

Open Limerick To Texas Governor Greg Abbott

Monday, December 30th, 2024

Today’s limerick was inspired by this headline: “Texas Gov. Greg Abbott mistakenly sends condolences to late Rosalynn Carter after Jimmy Carter’s passing”

Dear Gov. Abbott, at someone’s demise,
Here is something I would not advise:
A condolences note
Like the one you just wrote
To Prez Carter’s dead wife. It ain’t wise!

Neanderthal Limerick

Thursday, March 4th, 2021

Headline: “Biden calls states’ relaxing virus restrictions, including mask mandates, ‘Neanderthal thinking’”

Relaxing state Covid restrictions
Conflicts with the science predictions.
It’s “Neanderthal thinking,”
Says Biden, not shrinking
From words that condemn derelictions.

Callous Cruz (Limerick)

Saturday, February 20th, 2021

Did the frigid Ted Cruz flee his state
For a resort? (Cancún!) Yes, damn straight!
Let someone else master
The Texas disaster!
Why should Ted freeze his ass or his pate?

Anti-Reg Libertarian Types Liberate Texans from Heat (Limerick)

Friday, February 19th, 2021

Folks are freezing in Texas, alas,
Despite plenty of fuel — oil and gas.
Why’d their pow’r grid collapse?
Anti-reg types played craps;
Now their citizens suffer en masse.