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The purpose of authority is to remain in authority, not to dispense justice. (Anonymous) There are lofty careers such as chef or physician, But none is so low as a politician. We vote to send them to D.C. to represent us, But once they take office they start to resent us, And retaining the job is their only ambition. We've a two-party system, supposedly better than one, But they're constantly bickering and little gets done. Each session is rife with innuendo, and slander, And pure diatribe, and, of course, gerrymander, But when they vote to raise their pay, they pull as one. Republicans and Democrats by name, Self-promotion and duplicity their game. What a politician says is proving He's lying if his lips are moving, But we elect them, so we've just ourselves to blame. Trump soon will start his reign again, but here's the thing, This country needs a leader, not a king. Kamala mightn't have been much better, But would've tried harder if we'd let her, And she wouldn't treat the job as just a fling. Now Republicans are thrilled because they won, But the uphill fight for them has just begun. What they seem to disremember, All power to them is not surrendered. No matter what they may propose, The Dems will stubbornly oppose, And they'll find themselves back where they were… Square one… And both Houses work the hardest When they're getting nothing done. This country needs a captain Who can steer the ship of state. Let's hope that…somehow…Trump will beat the odds And not continue second rate. For the next four years, I guess, We'll have to bide our time and wait For him to tweet us just exactly where he stands, And that the country's in the very best of hands.
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