Week of May 14
Pretty boy John Edwards begins his defense this week in the scandal that could have earned the National Enquirer an actual Pulitzer Prize. He'll need every bit of the old charm that once made him such a success with trial juries and on the campaign trail.
I'm So Pretty
[ I Feel Pretty
]
From the album Campaign and Suffering (2008)
Week of May 7
On the first anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death, Mitt Romney isn't impressed. He says any thinking American would have given the order to kill bin Laden, "even Jimmy Carter." That hasn't stopped President Obama from trying to trumpet the only thing he's done in office that no one disagrees with: ordering the secret Navy SEAL raid that killed bin Laden.
Osama and the Sea
[ Under the Sea
]
Get the album: Take the Money and Run for President (2012)
Week of April 30
Looking for a job? There are lots of new openings at the Secret Service. They provide the sunglasses and foreign travel, but you have to pay for your own hookers (in full).
Secret Service Man
[ Secret Agent Man
]
Week of April 23
For thirty years the Capitol Steps have essentially gloried in the foibles of our two-party American Presidential system. But now there might be three parties. So, which is better?
Lirty Dies: Load to the Erection 2012 — What a Lunch of Boozers
[ Read and hear more Lirty Dies
]
Get the album: Take the Money and Run for President (2012)
Week of April 16
Earth Day
is
coming up
on April 22,
so remember to e-file your tax return and save
a few trees.
Even though you
can't count
on Congress any more to protect
the planet,
you can still go green on your own — before it's
too late
Going Green
[ Bein' Green
]
Get the album: Liberal Shop of Horrors (2010)
Week of April 9
Suffering from voter fatigue? Maybe you're glad for the long break in the primary schedule, but remember it's only halftime. If you've been losing your appetite for politics and no longer get excited about seeing the next big poll, you're not alone.
See this
live performance video on YouTube.
Sketch appears on the album Four More Years in the Bush Leagues (2004).
Week of April 2
Joe Biden is predicting that the Supreme Court will uphold the health care law. The smart betting is mostly the other way. What Joe doesn't want to discuss is the adminstration's fallback plan for when the mandate gets struck down — the single-payer, government-run health care takeover they wanted all along.
We've Got a Lot of Livers to Do
[ I've Got a Lot of Livin' To Do
]
Get the album: Liberal Shop of Horrors (2010)
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