An Observer of Life in Bad Poetry

The Cambridge English Dictionary defines outperform as: “to do well in a particular job or activity compared to others in a similar type”

Yesterday President Biden had a two-hour press conference and stated he outperformed what was expected as part of his hype

There should be no argument about that statement as his administration has set the new standard for the Law of Diminishing Returns

Immediately cranking up the blame game his fingers pointed to the pandemic, the Fed, the Republicans as obstacles demonstrating he fiddles while Rome burns

By his first year’s performance he has set the bar that all future Presidents will be measured against.

Excuses were many for this administration but ask him about his bombastic voting rights speech and suddenly he’s incensed

He saved Christmas and the supply chain is at 89%. The shelves are stocked if you want a $3.00 can of minestrone soup but fugetaboutit if you want hamburger meat

He’s calling on foreign nations to help with the escalating fuel prices so you can get to the store but you do need to run inside as you might get stabbed in the street

The Soviet Union can do what it wants to Ukraine as long as any kind of invasion is considered small

Apparently Putin understands this and is currently amassing more troops on the border and doesn’t seem to have much regard for Biden’s call

Thankfully there are no US troops involved in this crisis as all were witness to his military game plan

Biden stated he sent billions in weapons and equipment to Ukraine meaning within a short while, Russian soldiers will be waving the equipment to cameras just like the Taliban in Afghanistan

So for two hours the man rambled on about outperforming as a major piece of legislation failed to pass on the Senate floor

So he has outperformed all past presidents. Everything is way worse than a year ago, but who’s keeping score

The teleprompter was rolling, the font was large and the words rehearsed

He’d been told backstage to go out there and shout that voter ID was the worst

Then claim not allowing candidate campaigners to offer those standing in line water and a voter plea

Was like “Jim Crow on steroids” to the nth degree

That phrase is now commonplace in political speak

In an attempt to vilify anyone in opposition yelling the steroid phrase is the new technique

Apparently political speechwriters have forgotten steroids were created to treat inflammatory diseases

Perhaps the current rheumatic patients should take offense while this old guy rants and wheezes

The connotation of steroids being villainous happened when athletes found they could improve their bulk and performance with use

The side effects were numerous but when Build Back Better was the goal, it’s best to ignore the long term hovac created when injecting the juice

Voter ID, mask mandate lock downs, and ending the filibuster all have the potential for the opposition accused of being “on steroids”

But answers to the name-calling from the teleprompter marionette will not be forthcoming as the strings pull him away because non approved questions he avoids

So America will continue to hear the phrase “on steroids” as those opposed to the White House agenda are considered deplorable trash

So pass the steroid cream around for liberal use to treat the itch that is rapidly turning into an ugly rash