The Lone Ranger And Tonto
Max Baucus and John Boehner

Max Baucus must be kidding –
    Play Lone Ranger without Tonto
And rashly Rush a healthcare bill
    that Harry wanted pronto?

Snookered by Chuck Grassley,
    the fool is all alone.
Democrats have asked him not to
    Twitter, text or phone.

He's only had four years or so
    in which to cut a deal
To get his health insurance pals
    the Good Houskeeping Seal,

And himself a half a million
    in campaign contributions,
And us a bill for which he'll face
    years of prosecutions.

Can Max give away the store
    to Blue Cross, Coventry et al.?
Moodys rates his chances
    "Cheney/Bush", not "My Gal Sal".

But will Boehner be his Tonto
    and counsel Baucus from his tepee,
To promote a co-op plan
    that's South Carolina creepy?

Can Boehner buck up Baucus?
    But who'd want "sympathetic"
From a guy who's shown that iodine's
    his favorite cosmetic?

Bob Carlson
www.politicalboondoggles.com
9/17/09

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