President Obama says
"If they are really concerned
about me taking
too many executive actions
the best solution to that
is passing bills."
Let it be known
that the now-anointed-by-
the-independent-
all-seeing-and-deciding-eye
-known-as-History-
Bush issued 291
during his two terms
(and one of those
allowed some
moderate unkindness
to people that were
probably all really bad
for really really sure)
compared with Obama's 182
with one possibly
on the way
for immigration reform.
Everyone by now
has seen the 2012 clip
of Obama singing Al Green
but probably not
the more politically pertinent
Sly Stone bit
he performed in front
of both houses of Congress
late on June 27th
(the Friday night
before the week-long recess).
"I want to thank you
for letting me
be myself
again
and again and again
and again."
The repetition initially
invited some rhythmic
bipartisan clapping
until the realization
amongst GOP members
that clapping
appeared to symbolize agreement.
One step forward
two steps back.
This poem © 2014 Emily Cooper.
