Political Capital

We need to talk about something

That might happen

And, if it does happen,

What we’re going to do about it

So there is a possibility

That sometime

In the next four years

Or before he’s impeached

The President

Might

Do something

Good

And I mean, really good

Like, for lots of people

Including or especially for

The people who didn’t vote for him

Maybe it’ll be economically driven

Maybe it’ll be more socially progressive than we’re expecting

Maybe he’ll just give us all free tickets to a Broadway show

Who knows?

The point is

When he does it

When he puts forward that idea

And sends it to Congress

We have to ask our politicians

To kill it

We have to kill the thing

That we’re probably going to like

Why?

Because we can’t give him any political capital

We just can’t

It would be nice to think

We’re living in a country
Where people can understand bipartisanship

And how it works

And give credit to both parties

When they unite to make good things happen

But the fact is

We are not living in that country

Bad stuff gets blamed on the President
And good stuff gets credited to the President

That’s why the GOP blocked President Obama

At every turn

Because they knew that when people didn’t get help or advancement

They would blame him

And it worked

So now we have to do the same thing

And yes, it’s going to create a vicious cycle

I’m not sure we’ll ever get out of

But that’s the game

That’s how it works now

Or until we can put a moderate

From either side

In the White House

That doesn’t make us fear

For our very existence

He’s going to offer to take us to Disney World

And we have to say ‘No thanks’

Because it’s really nothing more

Than a bribe

Remember that

And stay safe out there