Bob Tanner's blog
WHAT'S ECONOMICS FOR, ANYWAY
Posted October 20th, 2007 by Bob Tanner
The quality of life that matters
Is seeing social justice done;
Democracy not all in tatters;
And civil rights at number one;
Where economics isn’t thieving
But can contribute to relieving
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GOOD GERMANS
Posted October 20th, 2007 by Bob Tanner
A citizen’s responsibility
Is finally to take the rap
For Bush and Cheney’s capability
In feeding us a load of crap-
That after 9/11’s scorcher
We should protect ourselves with torture;
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THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS
Posted October 20th, 2007 by Bob Tanner
Should any care for an election
In which big money plays a part
In helping us shape our conception
Of candidates who have a heart;
Who’s not a pol who is self-seeking;
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A QUESTION FOR HILLARY/OBAMA
Posted October 19th, 2007 by Bob Tanner
What say you, Hillary / Obama?
GAY MARRIAGE. Is it moral or
Too much to handle, too much trauma?
Is it a question you abhor ?
As presidential politicians,
Your own political beauticians
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BLACKWATERED
Posted October 19th, 2007 by Bob Tanner
What! Not denounce the Turk’s atrocity
Because it might hurt Bush’s war;
Insuring Turkish animosity
So they slam shut their border’s door-
Stop weapons traveling through their borders,
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FOR DAVID RUCCIO
Posted October 19th, 2007 by Bob Tanner
Although my satires may grow dated,
At least with reference to the “who;”
My themes will never be negated-
For humankind’s themes, like the flu,
Require a treatment by physicians
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CONFESSION IS GOOD FOR THE SOUL
Posted October 18th, 2007 by Bob Tanner
“I see no reason to pay taxes
Especially tax on my estate
When finally my life climaxes.
Why haven’t I pulled my own weight?
To hell with liberal sociologists,
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