Snickers

High fives and hugs, Pelosi wild with delight,
Reid doing a jig through most of the night.
My pres says he's saved me, can he get any slicker?
Health care has passed, and now the plot gets much thicker.

The staunchly opposed, our courageous best
Held out for the deal, and then caved like the rest.
Who wins? Just watch the stock market ticker,
Insurance and drug companies can't help but snicker.

On to the fixes, more finagling, more bribes,
Isn't that what our Constitution prescribes?
The opposing sides publicly plead and bicker,
But behind closed doors, continue to dicker.

So we get the shaft, but will it stand?
Our Supreme Court will decide the law of the land.
Hey, remember the prez, with his inaugural slap,
With the "Premes" sitting still, with their hands in their lap?

Bask in the afterglow, before the time's lost,
Before we're all hammered with the "real" cost.
Getting sick? Get in line, no, this one's no quicker....
And they did it all for "us" Hah! That's the kicker!

"Something's much better than nothing they cry!"
That's not what my wallet says, as I sigh.
Hang on to your bootstraps, and for those getting sicker,
Take a "health care day" and break out the hard liquor.

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