A Birthday Song for a Do-Nothing Congress

The Democratic Congress celebrated the first birthday of its triumphant victory with the usual spinelessness, confirming waterboard wiggler Michael Mukasey as Attorney General. We at Max and the Marginalized wrote them a song to wish them happy birthday. Click the play button below to listen to Banner Year.

Max and the Marginalized are a Los Angeles based band that writes and records a song a week and posts every Thursday. You can find all their songs here.

Banner Year

365 days ago I stayed awake 'til four

Watching the numbers come up from under and give us control of the floor

But if I'd seen it all in a crystal ball I'd have thrown it through the TV

Standing your ground with a spine no thicker than the margin of victory

By degrees you diminished our demand

Swearing to hold them accountable, instead you held their hand

It's been a banner year

So blow the candles out and wish for your convictions that have long since disappeared

And only then might we remember exactly why it is that we brought you here

It's been a banner year

What took place in the next 60 days, I can't quite ascertain

By the time I'd awoken the people had spoken but your ears got messed up on the plane

Up 'til that night you promised a fight, so why'd we acquiesce?

In South Dakota, a man in a coma, well he hardly did much less

Let's address the matter of the vote you took last week

I don't assume wiggle room with those kinds of techniques

It's been a banner year

So blow the candles out and wish for your convictions that have long since disappeared

And only then might we remember exactly why it is that we brought you here

It's been a banner year

Reaching a hand across the divide is not what this is about

No one asked for a compromise, we asked you to get us out

And 365 days from now I'll be watching up 'til the end

And if we give just a little and shoot for the middle then we'll miss the mark again

It's been a banner year

So blow the candles out and wish for your convictions that have long since disappeared

And only then might we remember exactly why it is that we brought you here

It's been a banner year

Comments

[mjjcpa]

The worst congress in history got even worse. It's a shame that the first female speaker of the HOR will be remembered for ...

I can't think of anything.

[Not Blind]

Congress has not lived up to its oath or duties in quite some time. The Republican-controlled Congress eagerly voted for the war in Iraq, while most were themselves profiting via no-bid contracts for corporations with whom they had vested interests and personal ties. Then, in 2006, WE THE PEOPLE elected new representatives on an explicit platform: to reverse the course our national leaders had put us on: 1) War in Iraq; 2) end regressive tax policies (wealthiest get breaks while middle and lower income people pay more); 3) confront deficit spending & curb the escalation of our national debt; 4) heed and enact environmental policies to reduce global warming and pollution; 5) re-direct spending priorities for badly-needed domestic priorities (infrastructure, education, health care, etc.); 6) address Constitutional abuses (executive privilege, illegal surveillance, signing statements, recess appointments of incopetent political associates) and other vital issues and concerns that affect U.S. citizens (tax-payers) here.
Instead, we got Democrats, who have their hands in the till (Rockefeller in the telecom's pockets, Feinstein's hubby with 23% stock in the Carlysle Group, and others) all who are handsomely profiting financially, as well as politically by enabling the administration to continue its every whim. There are a few lone voices in the crowd (Ron Paul, Chris Dodd, Dennis Kucinich, etc.), but not enough to want to end these disastrous policies for which we, our children and future generations will pay dearly: with our lives, wallets, health, freedom, and security.

[Stevelagain]

No Fix for Social Security.

No Fix for Medicare.

No Balanced Budget.

Massive Demcoratic party Pork spending.

No Security at the boarder.

Continued massive illegal immigrants supplying big business will imported, illegal, low wage labor.

Yeah, thanks Democrats, you are the same as the Republicans only you want to tax more, spend more, and get less done.

[PerryLogan]

Don't quit your day job.

Here's the truth: the Democrats showed the highest Democratic unity score in 51 years and backed the majority position of their caucus 91 percent of the time.

"President Bush's success rating in the Democratic-controlled House has fallen this year to a half-century low, and he prevailed on only 14 percent of the 76 roll call votes on which he took a clear position.

"So far this year, Democrats have backed the majority position of their caucus 91 percent of the time on average on such votes. That marks the highest Democratic unity score in 51 years."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1728952&mesg_id=1728952
http://public.cq.com/docs/cqt/news110-000002576765.html

Don't let the media rhetoric fool you. The Democrats have acquitted themselves quite well--especially given their bare majority in both houses, and a relentlessly obstructionist Republican minority.

[ssg13565]

Go Dennis K. who is at least trying to
impeach Darth Cheney.

Why is it that people, including this songwriter,
who state the facts boldly are always considered
to be to embarrassing to listen to?

[jackfrostzzz]

I have a powerful urge to strap some speakers to a van and blast this outside the Capitol Building. He's relevant and he rocks.

[JesusHChrist]

Another song for our congress. This one, sung by our elected officials themselves:

(Yellow Submarine)

Don't believe, a word we say
Once eleh-ected, we go our way
Compromise to get along
No we couldn't care
What's right or wrong
Soldiers die, your money spent
Blame ol' Georgie Bush
Who won't relent

You all live with your heads tucked your butts
No, we aren't nuts
Yes, we're power sluts
Cut off spending
For the frickin' wars
Open up your eyes
We're a bunch of whores

And our friends, have all the bucks
We're in off-office because you're shmucks
Play on fears, or play on hopes
Either way we think
You all are dopes

You all live with your heads tucked your butts
No, we aren't nuts
Yes, we're power sluts
Cut off spending
For the frickin' wars
Open up your eyes
We're a bunch of whores

Your Savior Eternally
Jesus H Christ

[MinuteMan]

Too bad that "Clear Channel" will boycott it.

Maybe YouTube?

[pchdriver]

Another winner, Max.

-- CG

[WoodyCPM]

Finally! A protest song! Love it!

[kindofblue]

Yeah! Jammin!