Week of January 14
Republicans are still adjusting to the results of the election. Not only did they lose the White House and seats in the Senate, but even in the House they didn't exactly get a mandate since a million more House votes were cast for Democrats than Republicans. So what's the plan to regain popularity? Show tolerance for minorities, cooperate on the budget, and choose Rep. Phil Gingrey to replace Todd Akin as the new party spokesman about "legitimate rape."
Embattled Hymn of the Republicans
[ Battle Hymn of the Republic
]
Week of January 7
It's the start of a brand new year with a brand new Congress, and we can all look forward to...brand new scandals! We have hope in our souls that the new year brings us as much fun as the last and little doubt there will be as many stupid politicians. What could be better!?!
Lirty Dies:
Light After the Erection of 2012
[ Read and hear more Lirty Dies
]
Week of December 31
Fiscal cliff or not, President Obama is sticking to the principle he ran on: redistributing wealth! Congressional leaders have been going back and forth but negotiations are basically going nowhere. With the clock ticking down, the president has been pressing his case — and getting ready to lay the blame.
If I Tax a Rich Man
[ If I Were a Rich Man
]
First released on the album Take the Money and Run for President (2012)
Week of December 24
For
all the talk of
faith
and
religion in politics,
one of the recent trends in the country's religious life is the
rise of the "nones."
According to a recent survey, 6% of Americans are either atheist or
agnostic
while 14% more are
"nothing in particular."
To all the rest of you, Happy Holidays!
Have Yourself a Hanakwanzachristmas
[ Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
]
From the special holiday album Weiner Wonderland (2011) — available exclusively on-line at iTunes and Amazon.
Week of December 17
The energy industry bet big on Romney and lost. Now it's worried Obama's going to deliver a big lump of coal by cracking down on current producers, while favoring far-fetched alternative energy sources instead.
Rudolph, the Green Fuel Reindeer
[ Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
]
From the special holiday album Weiner Wonderland (2011) — available exclusively on-line at iTunes and Amazon.
Week of December 10
Whether or not Susan Rice gets approved to replace her, Hillary Clinton is planning to retire soon as Secretary of State. So this could be Bill's last holiday season at home alone for a while.
Bill's Most Wonderful Time of the Year
[ It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
]
From the album Barackin' Around the Christmas Tree (2009)
Week of December 3
With the election over and the fiscal cliff looming, both sides have stopped pretending to negotiate and moved on to the real business at hand: setting up who gets the blame when nothing is passed to avoid disaster.
We Need Someone to Blame
[ There Is Nothin' Like a Dame
]
Week of November 26
If the FBI can spy on the director of the CIA, is there anywhere you can hide? Anyone who's safe? And who else is watching? When it comes to your on-line life, don't bet that you can keep secrets about when you've been naughty or nice.
Santa Claus Is Tracking You Down
[ Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
]
From the special holiday album Weiner Wonderland (2011) — available exclusively on-line at iTunes and Amazon.
Week of November 19
Two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, BP agrees to plead guilty to 14 criminal charges and to pay the largest criminal fine ever. Mitt Romney told us that corporations are people, and if only he'd won, he would have known how to put one in jail. Instead, the Obama Justice Department plans to hold just three individuals responsible for manslaughter, lying to Congress, and other charges so that the rest of the company can put its troubles behind it and get back to business as usual.
Under BP
[ Under the Sea
]
From the album Desperate Housemembers (2011)
Week of November 12
Voters gave President Obama four more years, and they gave him John Boehner too. The Republicans held on to the House majority they won in 2010, and no amount of wishful thinking or arguing about gerrymanders is likely to make them cooperate for long.
Loonies of the Right
[ Music of the Night
]
From the album Desperate Housemembers (2010). Watch a live performance video on YouTube.