Bye-Ku – De Civitate https://ropersanchor.jamesjheaney.com "And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned 'round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat?" Fri, 10 Apr 2020 23:36:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Epilogue: A Bye-Ku for Tulsi Gabbard https://ropersanchor.jamesjheaney.com/2020/04/10/epilogue-a-bye-ku-for-tulsi-gabbard/ Fri, 10 Apr 2020 23:36:39 +0000 https://www.jamesjheaney.com/?p=2426 Continue reading →]]> Editor’s Note: At the time Tulsi Gabbard dropped out, Anne Maloney was in the hospital. This, therefore, is our series’ swan song.

A Bye-Ku for Tulsi Gabbard

A 2020 guest series by Anne Maloney, inspired by James Taranto.

Dems choose old white guy
Last girl gone. Hillary asks:
Tears shed in Russia?

]]> 2426 A Bye-Ku for Bernie https://ropersanchor.jamesjheaney.com/2020/04/09/a-bye-ku-for-bernie/ Thu, 09 Apr 2020 20:29:56 +0000 https://www.jamesjheaney.com/?p=2423 A Bye-Ku for Bernie

A 2020 guest series by Anne Maloney, inspired by James Taranto.

Medicare for all?
Dems say no. Feeling the Bern–
Only Hillary.

]]> 2423 A Bye-Ku for Elizabeth Warren https://ropersanchor.jamesjheaney.com/2020/03/06/a-bye-ku-for-elizabeth-warren/ Sat, 07 Mar 2020 04:22:42 +0000 https://www.jamesjheaney.com/?p=2339 A Bye-Ku for Elizabeth Warren

A 2020 guest series by Anne Maloney, inspired by James Taranto.

Madam President?
“Not this time,” say Dems to Liz.
Back to her Home Tribe.

]]> 2339 A Bye-Ku for Michael Bloomberg https://ropersanchor.jamesjheaney.com/2020/03/06/a-bye-ku-for-michael-bloomberg/ Sat, 07 Mar 2020 04:01:12 +0000 https://www.jamesjheaney.com/?p=2336 A Bye-Ku for Michael Bloomberg

A 2020 guest series by Anne Maloney, inspired by James Taranto.

No NDA here:
Dem Primary not for sale.
Mike is stopped, not frisked.

Editor’s Note: I was late to post this one, but I think it’s my favorite.

]]> 2336 A Bye-Ku for Amy Klobuchar, Thank Heaven https://ropersanchor.jamesjheaney.com/2020/03/03/a-bye-ku-for-amy-klobuchar-thank-heaven/ Tue, 03 Mar 2020 08:17:04 +0000 https://www.jamesjheaney.com/?p=2316 A Bye-Ku for Amy Klobuchar

A 2020 guest series by Anne Maloney, inspired by James Taranto.

Minnesota Nice?
“Nope,” say staff and black Dems; back
To eating with combs.

Amy’s final rally was taken over by a BLM protest. Finally, Minnesotans who aren’t inexplicably enthralled by Amy.
]]> 2316 A Bye-Ku for Pete Buttigieg https://ropersanchor.jamesjheaney.com/2020/03/03/a-bye-ku-for-pete-buttigieg/ Tue, 03 Mar 2020 08:03:07 +0000 https://www.jamesjheaney.com/?p=2313 A Bye-Ku for Pete Buttigieg

A 2020 guest series by Anne Maloney, inspired by James Taranto.

Gay dude in White House?
Not this year, say Dems to Pete.
Dysarthrians Glad.

]]> 2313 A Bye-Ku for Thomas “Tom” Steyer https://ropersanchor.jamesjheaney.com/2020/03/03/a-bye-ku-for-thomas-tom-steyer/ https://ropersanchor.jamesjheaney.com/2020/03/03/a-bye-ku-for-thomas-tom-steyer/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2020 07:50:57 +0000 https://www.jamesjheaney.com/?p=2310 A Bye-Ku for Tom Steyer

A 2020 guest series by Anne Maloney, inspired by James Taranto.

One less rich white guy
For Dems. No reparations
From Billionaire Tom.

]]> https://ropersanchor.jamesjheaney.com/2020/03/03/a-bye-ku-for-thomas-tom-steyer/feed/ 2 2310 A Bye-Ku for Deval Patrick https://ropersanchor.jamesjheaney.com/2020/02/12/a-bye-ku-for-deval-patrick/ Thu, 13 Feb 2020 05:18:49 +0000 https://www.jamesjheaney.com/?p=2299 A Bye-Ku for Deval Patrick

A 2020 guest series by Anne Maloney, inspired by James Taranto.

Dems whiter still, and
Deval not new Obama
Torch passed to Tulsi.

]]> 2299 A Bye-Ku for Michael Bennet https://ropersanchor.jamesjheaney.com/2020/02/12/a-bye-ku-for-michael-bennet/ Thu, 13 Feb 2020 04:50:30 +0000 https://www.jamesjheaney.com/?p=2296 A Bye-Ku for Michael Bennet

A 2020 guest series by Anne Maloney, inspired by James Taranto.

Rage against Ted Cruz
Did not make him popular
Or known: “Who’s Bennet?”

]]> 2296 A Bye-Ku for Andrew Yang https://ropersanchor.jamesjheaney.com/2020/02/12/a-bye-ku-for-andrew-yang/ Thu, 13 Feb 2020 04:44:32 +0000 https://www.jamesjheaney.com/?p=2293 A Bye-Ku for Andrew Yang

A 2020 guest series by Anne Maloney, inspired by James Taranto.

Freedom Dividend:
Promised Dollars might earn votes?
He did the math: Nope.

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