Week of November 23

Don Junior just caught the coronavirus, like his dad. He's a bestselling author and successful businessman, just like his dad. And he's escaped prosecution, so far, just like his dad.

Aristocrats from the Cradle
[ Cat's in the Cradle ]

From the album Make America Grin Again (2018).

Week of November 16

Donald Trump is going to leave the White House the way he came in: tweeting. On Sunday, a tweet finally acknowledged that Biden won the election. Then reality flitted away, and he tweeted the opposite. As Trump tries to plan for his post-presidential life, there's been speculation that his habits could pose a risk to national security by revealing secrets...if he remembers any.

Tweet, Tweet
[ Rockin' Robin ]

From the album Orange Is the New Barack (2017).

Week of November 9

Joe Biden's team is being blocked from transition work as long as soon-to-be-ex-President Trump keeps pretending that he won an election that he didn't. Based on past experience, Trump isn't likely to budge until the day the GOP stops following his lead. Or January 20, whichever comes first.

It's Trump's Party (and He'll Lie If He Wants To)
[ It's My Party ]

Week of November 2

After four years in office, Donald Trump's closing argument is basically the same as the one from his last campaign.

Shut Up and Vote For Me
[ Shut Up and Dance ]

From the album What to Expect When You're Electing (2016).

Week of October 26

Amy Coney Barrett clerked for the late Justice Antonin Scalia, and she says "his judicial philosophy is mine too." That's giving Democrats nightmares, especially with Barrett about to be confirmed days ahead of the presidential election. They never forgot Scalia's role in the contested 2000 election, when a conservative majority ruled in favor of the Republican, George W. Bush, over another Democratic vice president, Al Gore. President Trump hasn't forgotten either.

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Scalia?
[ Maria ]

From the album One Bush, Two Bush, Old Bush, New Bush (2001).

Week of October 19

Kamala Harris tried to deflect Mike Pence's attack on her support for the Green New Deal during the vice-presidential debate since she was for it...before she was against it. It's not easy to be both politically and environmentally correct these days.

Green Date
[ It's Not Easy Being Green ]

From the album The Lyin' Kings (2019).

Week of October 12

Columbus is on his way to getting cancelled, and his holiday is in danger, too. More and more cities and states have been replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day. This year, even Arizona joined in — though it's still trying to have it both ways.

Hotel Arizona
[ Hotel California ]

From the album Desperate Housemembers (2011).

Week of October 5

If the Supreme Court eventually does have to "look at the ballots," then Joe Biden has more to worry about than the confirmation of a ninth justice. Justice Clarence Thomas hasn't forgotten the handling of his own controversional nomination in 1991, when Biden was Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and he's under no obligation to recuse himself.

Rulers of Morality
[ When I Was a Lad ]

From the album Fools on the Hill (1992).