News In Rhyme
NATIONAL NEWS
What rhymes with gay
Last week Obama said his position had evolved
People could marry, no matter the genders involved
It was the same thing Biden said a few days before
And the issue was something Obama could no longer ignore
So he went on ABC to announce his new belief
To some it was a dark day of sin to others a relief
And others just wondered how this move would play
At the ballot box in November on Election Day
Obama told ABC News that he now believed gay marriage should be legalized by the states. While the statement was in no way legally binding it could have broad implications in the same sex marriage debate and this year's presidential contest.
JP goes for broke
JP Morgan lost a lot of money
So much that it was not even funny
The reason for regret
Was a very poor bet
That's made a situation sticker than honey
JP Morgan Chase posted staggering losses of $2 billion dollars, mainly due to risky moves by their trading division. Many executives have already resigned.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
European nursery rhymes II
I see London
(Where the Tories lost many seats in Parliament)
I see France
(Where François Hollande beat Sarkozy the incumbent)
I see austerity's underpants
Twinkle twinkle Merkel star
How I wonder how you are
In Europe your economy is so high
But others' debt is making it go awry
Twinkle twinkle Merkel star
How I wonder how you are
Greece's unity government sat on the wall
On May 6th they had a great fall
All the politicians and diplomat men
Couldn't put it back together again
Various governments in Europe favoring austerity measures of controlling debt have suffered electoral losses, including the defeat of French president Nicolas Sarcozy, the defeat of austerity measures by Greek voters, losses by the Tory party in the United Kingdom and losses by Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union in Germany.
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