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Bipartisol and the ailing body politic
Body politic’s ailing.
Has it/they/you experienced any of the following:
Shooting Du Jour Disease? War Of The Week
Syndrome? Sleepless nights? Dry mouth? Bloating
Budget for killing? Depression? Diarrhea? Constipation—
and suicidal ideation—Last Days of Pompeo…worrying
about Boss Tweet running for anything other than
Exercise at Leavenworth or Lompoc?
Body politic’s ailing.
Has it/they/you experienced any of these symptoms of
Freedom Caucus Disease? Nightmares related to Driving
Miss Crazy/Peach State nut job? Driving Rocky Mountain
Ma Barker to gun for your Social Security—while a Buck-
eye State wrestler wrestles away your Medicare under the
Guise of governing?
Body politic’s ailing.
Has it/they/you experienced any of the following
Psy-Op Symptoms?
Gaslighting? Stonewalling? Suspended disbelief in
Budgets being moral documents? Bamboozling? Hood-
winking nightmares like “Thoughts and prayers” in AI lies?
Body politic’s ailing.
Has it/they/you suffered Corporate Lobbyist Laryngitis—
losing—or never having
Voices on Capitalist Hill? In the War House? Or, White Supreme Court?
Has it/they/you suffered baseball-size bipartisan lumps in your breasts?
Your balls? Your
Brains? Lumps metastasizing in urinary tracts? Lumps pissing you off
… passing painful Roger Stones—and other dirty tricks—on the way to
Polls perched on Fiscal Cliffs? Are spin doctors suggesting meds that will
Build Back Better—after your lobotomies?
While many countries may have multiple parties…
Ask your doctor if Bipartisol is right for you…
Don’t take Bipartisol on an empty stomach. Don’t
Take it without a roof over your head.
Don’t take Bipartisol if you’re allergic to elephant
excrement or donkey dung!
And stop taking Bipartisol immediately, if you become sick and
Tired of being sick and tired of inter-imperialist saber-rattling—of
Nuclear white male rivalry with capitalist roaders and rich czars…
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