{"id":1531,"date":"2020-01-27T20:27:36","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T01:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=1531"},"modified":"2020-01-27T20:27:36","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T01:27:36","slug":"delusions-of-grandeur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=1531","title":{"rendered":"Delusions of Grandeur"},"content":{"rendered":"

Executive privilege is like a cone of silence.<\/p>\n

Under it one can do crimes that most folks would appall.<\/div>\n
Everything including robbery, fraud and great violence,<\/div>\n
must be allowed without question. Go have a ball.<\/div>\n
Some say this fact sounds like dictator rule;<\/div>\n
the wronged should be allowed position.<\/div>\n
But those who have learned from executive school<\/div>\n
say, sorry, that’s not our decision.<\/div>\n
Our leaders must remain unquestioned,<\/div>\n
the toadies and roadies explain.<\/div>\n
To even reveal a suggestion<\/div>\n
could derail the whole ruling chain.<\/div>\n
We could have elected Al “Scarface” Capone<\/div>\n
and no one could mention his past.<\/div>\n
With murder and mayhem safe under his cone,<\/div>\n
he literally could have a blast.<\/div>\n
Whatever it says in our old constitution,<\/div>\n
it doesn’t pertain to today.<\/div>\n
There is no way out of a bad situation<\/div>\n
if criminals have their own way.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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