Congressional Oversight

A special session of Congress
Called
To consider what to do
With the millions
Soon to be billions
Approaching our shores
Arriving from foreign shores
Crossing unprotected borders
Piling up on our city streets
Slowing traffic
Overwhelming our resources
Silencing the din of the city


No one showed up
In Congress
As a Snow Emergency
Had been declared
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Wolf Avatar
December 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Heh-heh. Another splendid example of government employees going that extra mile for those whom they serve...
Dietrich Avatar
December 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Yep! That's the size of it
Etgen-Baker Avatar
December 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
sounds about right....focusing on 'little' issues rather than those bigger ones.
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