the crown of a good name

the latest scandal in the GOP
can't shock or titillate amid the noise.
The public barely turns the page to see
if this one's into little girls, or boys.
To rate at all, it must be more than good
no rumors need apply! Submit the tape!
The bar's been set by AccessHollywood;
we'd need a video of flagrant rape.
J. Edgar Hoover's files that compromise
political opponents were the ax
that kept his job secure, but now, bald lies
are just as good; Trump's got no use for facts.
Until we've got a grown-up president
all conversation's purely prurient