With happenings so numerous could cause your brain to reel
Stock markets showed displeasure at the rising interest rates
One senator, Ron Paul, will have shut the government
Rob Porter, who was Secretary to the President
Was ousted from the White House for abuse of former mates
And Nancy stood eight hours straight bedecked in five-inch heels
The Dreamers legislation that the Senate soon will pass
Will then go to the House for action where it well may die
If Ryan makes commitments, Freedom Caucus won’t approve
To stay as Speaker, pleasing them, to Ryan it be hooves
At 2 AM the budget bill Paul lost, although he tried,
Will clear the Senate to be voted by the House at last
Although the budget bill is liked by Democrats throughout
It does not cover Dreamers; that’s a separate Senate bill
The Speaker not committing to permit a vote; and so
House Democrats, not quite en mass, will vote the budget, no
But it’s not clear enough of them will vote, the bill to kill
This brings us back to Dem. Pelosi speaking straight eight hours
It happened yesterday she spoke and told the Dreamers’ dream
Relating stories true about them, keeping them afloat
At seventy and seven she displayed her mettle sound
Her purpose: to convince more Dems. to vote the budget down
Unless Paul Ryan would allow on Dreamers’ bill a vote
She’s using this as leverage, shutting government it seems
I don’t know now if she’ll succeed; it’s really hard to say
But, come what may I do applaud what she did yesterday
2/8/18
