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Santorum froths, and barks out "man on dog!"
when he's aroused by fantasies, or news.
But voters chose the Orange demagogue
who--rightfully--should have gone on to lose.
When Hillary clipped Bernie at the gate--
preferring that the voters never learn
the deeper issues beyond whom to hate--
shut up and voter for her, 'cause it's her turn!
Political discourse has been debased
and sexual assault's been waved aside
the Donald means to lay the Blue States waste
unless they own an island, none can hide.
More GoldmanSachs is what the planet gets
in some small part, that's due to Rick's Tourette's.

be afraid II

Santorum needs that wee frisson of dread
to consummate relations with his wife
perchance each time those two hop into bed
they'll magic'ly engender a new life
Darwinian selection is a hoax!
that's perpetrated by the government
to tempt and lead astray god-fearing folks
who smell Old Nick in the Enlightenment
asserting such control's the sin of Pride
each contacepter wears the mark of Cain
that won't come off until saints' graves yawn wide
his karmic spreadsheet's indelible stain
for him, that fear's insep'rable from sex
'cause there's no condom in his sacred text

be afraid!

Santorum needs that wee frisson of dread
to consummate relations with his wife
perchance each time those two hop into bed
they'll magic'ly engender a new life
Darwinian selection is a hoax!
that's perpetrated by the government
to tempt and lead astray god-fearing folks
who smell Old Nick in the Enlightenment
to rationally make a fam'ly plan
invites the Gates of Hell to open wide
to arrogate such choices to a man
would stain his spreadsheet with Satanic pride
for him, that fear's insep'rable from sex
'cause there's no condom in his sacred text

time out

Santorum ran again and crapped out big
there's less enthusiasm than he'd hope
his base defected to a fascist pig
who brags he's way more Catholic than the Pope
his moment's passed, the TV cameras left
they shed no tear for candidates who fail
a private citizen, feeling bereft
no more important than R. Danforth Quayle
self-publishing, he gives vent on his 'blog
explaining why this Pope's off the true path
but trolls just bait him to shriek "man on dog!"
and mock his invocation of God's wrath
the Press ignores him, 'though he's waxing wroth
pathetic in his corner, slick with froth            

clowning

as Jeb pulls out, Santorum spreads a stain
on all the clowns packed in that tiny car
it's still contentious who's in line to gain
intellectually, they're all sub-par
next to that putz, a zombie would look good
but Bernie brings an independent zeal
this Fall's election's a tough neighborhood
where voters want less "snarky" and more "real"
'though gerrymandering will hold the House
contested Senate seats are poised to flip
this elephant's as fearsome as a mouse
the party nation-wide has lost its grip
by any standard that we've ever had
this GOP convention's pretty sad

all froth

Santorum wants you googling his name
to reassure him his bid's not a joke
but he was never really in this game
he's only here as punchline to the joke
enlightenment's the problem in his eyes
when he's not ranting about dogs and kink
inspiring voters to mistrust his lies
when they get uppitty enough to think
until he gets aroused by man-on-dog
he sulks as if he thinks he might get spanked
and shuffling through his speech notes in a fog
he whines in fairness, he'd be higher ranked
as Trump and Christie bellow strut and shout
Santorum's inexorably squeezed out

more froth than substance

Enlightenment's all Greek to Rick Santorum
he clings to a pre-modern failed idea
about the place of God in public forum
subjects us all to his slick logorrhea 
in place of science he'd substitute magic
and sex-ed would be banished from our schools  
faith makes a very leaky prophylactic
our kids deserve analytical tools
the poorest districts subscribe to his charm
as if his arguments somehow made sense
'though these same voters suffer the most harm
they think they've earned their failures as penance
until Santorum's squeezed out of this race
our nation wears his froth across our face