Congressmen are outraged! Anger’s uncontained! They’ll rant and rave and scream and yell; they’ll give that banker Holy Hell! But he won’t be incarcerated. He’s fined and then humiliated. Now here’s how he’ll make restitution: a lavish campaign contribution! Then Congress looks the other way, as soon as they all get their pay. The bank has settled, paid its due; Congress got theirs, so now it’s through! -RKO- #411 09-29-16
Month: September 2016
To the Victor Goes the Spoils
The ancient metropolis, now mired in rubble. Its two million people face torturous trouble. So many have fled; there’s barely a soul. Still, armies keep fighting to gain full control. The leaders stand boldly, their brass buttons polished; they covet a city that’s damn near demolished. For five years the bombs have destroyed homes and shops. Aleppo has died; still, the war never stops. -RKO- #410 09-28-16
Debating the Debate
The talking heads talked off their heads. The ‘experts’ can’t agree who ‘won’ the first debate last night: Donald or Hillary? Trump wants to bring our factories back; Hillary will build new roads. But neither mentioned hi-tech jobs, as what the future holds. They both were good at sharing barbs, or shredding shards and splinters. But neither seemed to know how we’ll survive nuclear winters! They like to stand up and talk tough as if they have the answer; but, frankly, they don’t have the ‘stuff’ to cure our nation’s cancer! They disrespected Lester and his two-minute law. If they speak ‘over time’, I think he should just taze them all. The only thing they proved last night was what most of us know: the reason they’re both in this fight is for their own ego! These two will prattle on, that’s right, to win – at any cost. No one can say who ‘won’ last night, but we all know who lost! America’s in disrepair; it seems we’ve lost our way, when all that’s left is to compare which one will bring decay to what was once a nation with promise and such flair; and now we’re faced with choosing ‘tween “blowhard” and “hot air”. -RKO- #409 09-27-16
Will the Real Criminals Please Go to Jail?
McConnell would rather shut down the government than reveal how much money big corporations give to politicians. Isn’t it time for the people to say, “Enough is enough with these sleazy, despicable patricians?” They don’t serve the people; they just serve themselves, and why shouldn’t that be a crime? Forget all the terrorists, rapists and killers; it’s members of Congress who should do the ‘time’! -RKO- #408 09-26-16
War: What is it Good for?
It doesn’t make much sense what Congress budgets for defense. Why can’t they just release a budget earmarked all for peace? -RKO- #407 09-25-26
Why Are We Here?
More shootings. More killing. I guess we’re not willing to end all the hatred, the bias and fear. We’re going to go on and continue to kill; is that really the only reason we’re here? -RKO- #406 09-24-16
It’s Time to Pay A Decent Wage!
Come December 1st, employers dread the worst. This really is annoying that they can’t keep employing a “manager” (per say) at such a paltry pay. They squeeze out eighty hours for twenty thousand dollars. The manager is tired, but scared of getting fired, so takes the meager pay and works a sixteen-hour day. While business owners thrive, the workers barely can survive. Come December 1st, employers dread the worst. -RKO- #405 09-23-16
Let’s Have Some Compassion for Wells-Fargo
There’s reasons, I suppose, why Wells-Fargo won’t close. It’s just “too big to fail”. So no one goes to jail. The fine they’ll pay will be negotiated ‘down” (you’ll see). The impact will be ‘casual’ as things get back to ‘usual’. Wells Fargo will prevail; no one will go to jail. Officials acted “tough”; the bank’s ‘suffered’ enough! -RKO- #404 09-22-16
It’s Different When the Bank Robs YOU
Elizabeth grilled him mercilessly. He finally said, “I’m deeply sorry.” Still, he collects his huge salary, since 5300 are gone, you see. The top executives of the bank have all got members of Congress to thank for making sure that they’re not all jailed, despite the fact that they’ve terribly failed. You see, if you’re a poor ghetto kid – and you rob a bank – you go to prison for what you did. If the bank robs YOU, there’s better recourse: just say you’re sorry and show some remorse. Then you can get back to your criminal mess; just pay the fine and you’re back to business! -RKO- #403 09-21-16
The Evil of Two Lessers (again!)
Here’s the rat, and here’s the poison. Which do we hate the least? Should we choose the rat, we’ll die from an infested feast! Should we choose the poison, we’ll die a quicker death! So hold your nose and make your choice! This vote is our last breath! -RKO- #402 09-20-16