Please don’t kill my darling filibuster,
\nsays Moscow Mitch with what poise he can muster.
\nJust put yourself in my shoes, he will bluster.
\nBut, soon, he’ll be abandoned, just like Custer.
\nHe’s afraid Dem Sens will stampede left,
\nand take away the bullshit they can heft.
\nAbolishing obstruction would be deft,
\nleaving him defenseless, senseless and bereft.
\nYou’ll regret it if you change our ways,
\nsays Mitch in fear of minority days.
\nHe used that veto power like a craze.
\nBut now he’s old and this is a new phase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Please don’t kill my darling filibuster, says Moscow Mitch with what poise he can muster. Just put yourself in my shoes, he will bluster. But, soon, he’ll be abandoned, just like Custer. He’s afraid Dem Sens will stampede left, and take away the bullshit they can heft. Abolishing obstruction would be deft, leaving him defenseless, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-song"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1442,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=1442","url_meta":{"origin":1865,"position":0},"title":"Red Sauce","author":"Rick Young","date":"August 15, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Now Russia owns Kentucky. 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