Tuesday, April 30, 2013
-Well, Congressman!
-Never thought I’d hear that. Those last sexual
infelicities they accused me of, I wasn't familiar with
until I googled them. Wife said "Pull any of that and
I'm outa here!"
-Water over the dam. Time to assemble a staff!
I'm sure you have a few in mind, but...
-Hold on! You’re not unloading any deadwood on me!
-Faithful servants of the party!
-Oh yeah? To come only to pick up a check?
Or to show up a day or two out of five,
in a transport of flatulent self-importance!
-You got it all wrong! These people work,
and they know which end is up. You can't
have just eager kids. Too naive in politics.
-I'll balance things off, but not with bums.
-Touché! But I'm entrusted to reward those we're
grateful to. No rewards, no party workers.
-Not much altruism among that bunch, is there?
-Not familiar with the term.
Labels: altruism, corruption, ghosts, patronage, politics, staff
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Trombone
-You'll recall we bent a few rules to get our Senator's retarded
nephew, Elmo, into Interior. Graduated from nothing.
-Dumbest sonofabitch ever to draw breath. Apt pupil,
thus, when homeschooled in Communist conspiracies
by mad parents.
-I thought we could forget him, being Interior’s problem now,
but oversight gombahs want to cut them fifteen percent.
Axing the new hires for a start.
-That's Senator Dressler, aka Trombone. You call him
and inform him of the magic circle around ole Elmo.
-He's making independent noises lately. What if he refuses?
-Then tell him we'll take away the one around him.
-Should I call The Secretary too?
-Don’t be ridiculous!
-You'll recall we bent a few rules to get our Senator's retarded
nephew, Elmo, into Interior. Graduated from nothing.
-Dumbest sonofabitch ever to draw breath. Apt pupil,
thus, when homeschooled in Communist conspiracies
by mad parents.
-I thought we could forget him, being Interior’s problem now,
but oversight gombahs want to cut them fifteen percent.
Axing the new hires for a start.
-That's Senator Dressler, aka Trombone. You call him
and inform him of the magic circle around ole Elmo.
-He's making independent noises lately. What if he refuses?
-Then tell him we'll take away the one around him.
-Should I call The Secretary too?
-Don’t be ridiculous!
Labels: patronage
