Enough, God Help Us, Enough!

That presupposes, of course, that there remains the even the slightest bit of benign interest in we poor shmucks by any sort of Higher Power, given the plagues and the pestilence we've come to know, the floods and droughts; the insults to life and limb caused by our falling bridges or our Chinese toothpaste.

Who could blame Him -- or Her -- or Them -- if just the thought of us so repels them that they try to blow us off this orb with winds and waves that rival the force of a jet?

There is not enough room freshener in all the world that would rid us of the stench caused by one simple man's convenient truth -- that the hopefully outcumbent senior senator from the great state of Idaho (according to some, an expert at brokeback mounting, and agreed by all to have put the can in Republican) did, despite the claims of desperate GOP-P strategists, who say that, at worst, this Don Juan of the johns "merely" cheated on his wife. In their attempts to re-drag yet another DC/WC star (William Clinton) through the muck, this gang that cannot aim straight, no matter how many times they try to shoot, completely ignore the fact that their Prince Charmin also cheated on the very same great state of Idaho; and he cheated on the United States Senate, the one that continues to allow David Vitter to hold on to his seat with hands that have held on to far more attractive seats, not a single soul demanding that he pay the price (Senator Vitter having already left the price on his way out on top of the dresser); lastly, the ungaynly Craig, in retiring from his retirement, cheated on the American public the minute he was encouraged to believe that he had the slightest specter of vindication.

And, of course, because it makes near-perfect nonsense, the Grand Old Party will be returning to the scene of the slime when it checks into Minneapolis next year for the purpose of picking a successor to our present Crier-in-Chief, who, we have come to learn dampens the Lord's shoulder from time to time with a crock of his tears.

One can only hope that at the conclusion of those proceedings, the Reptilican family values daisy chain will offer us a heartfelt, long overdue chorus of "The Party's Over."

Comments

[THISTLE]

Wonderful post, brilliantly written...

[KarenZipdrive]

Prince Charmin?
Fabulous. And don't forget, the Prince is from Naughty Boise.

[jeskiley]

Well-laid liturgy.

[TheIndependenceParty]

To me there is no more frightful prospect than our Nation of homeowners, disposessed of our properties to feed the greed of lenders in a time of financial collapse, ... except perhaps to imagine a nation of disposessed homeowners, left with nothing but our cars, our suitcases and our firearms.

[itmaybetoolate]

So many great phrases, words, images, but this was, by far, the most clever:

"he was encouraged to believe that he had the slightest specter of vindication."

[Ducandy]

Col. Potter for President!

[seawolf77]

Great post. We need more like them. That is the key to beating these guys. Paint them with a comic brush and illuminate them for the fools and hypocrites they are.

[Vajara]

I love your comments, your work and your contributions to our American spirit. Thank you for all that you for bringing up the sickness that is embedded in the "R's" philosophy and behaviour. I suspect that this party is responsible for much of the depression that is killing our troops, our country and our allies.

Perhaps these politicians would improve their belief systems if they watched Mash and learned that war and killing is never the solution to improving lives, health and relationships.

Larry, you are the best!!!

[JustAnotherJoe]

Funny. There was a time when I thought MASH's Frank Burns and Col. Flagg were one dimensional charicatures. I was wrong. Little did I know we would eventualy let them run the country.

[JacktheBlogger]

"the Grand Old Party will be returning to the scene of the slime when it checks into Minneapolis next year..."

That is surely going to keep the Restroom Police at the Minneapolis Airport very busy during the Grand Old Potty convention - as the paragons of family values arrive from all over the country with their narrow minds and wide stances...

It's gonna be one tap dancing party!

[Andydp]

Great quips.
I still say the GOP and the "Moral Values" crowd will eventually implode due to their own witch hunting and divisive tactics. At some point, the genious of our founders and the Constitution they wrote will become apparent.
I never saw the irony of Minneapolis as the seat of the GOP convention. This should give all the late nite comedians tons of material.

[3fingerbrown]

It seems to me that the Republican party has never really recovered from the intellectual vacuum created by the untimely death of Sonny Bono.

[PoliceState]

Prince Charmin? ungaynly? Reptilican? Don Juan of the jonhs? Crock of tears?

I love your wordcraft!

These wordplays are very endearing. It adds a very human touch.

Thanks.

[shaddomagg]

As a non-American, you need to know that we have been saying "Enough, God Help Us, Enough" since about 2002!!!

[habajebe]

We should all thank our lucky stars for the genius that is Larry Gelbart. Fabulous post, sir. Of course with clowns like these, you have great material to work with.