By Tom Cushing
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About this blog: The Raucous Caucus shares the southpaw perspectives of this Boomer on the state of the nation, the world, and, sometimes, other stuff. I enjoy crafting it to keep current, and occasionally to rant on some issue I care about deeply...
(More)About this blog: The Raucous Caucus shares the southpaw perspectives of this Boomer on the state of the nation, the world, and, sometimes, other stuff. I enjoy crafting it to keep current, and occasionally to rant on some issue I care about deeply. My long, strange career trip has included law and management jobs in two Fortune 50 companies, before founding the legal search and staffing firm Cushing Group, Recruiters. I've lectured on negotiation and settlement strategy, and teach graduate courses at Golden Gate University (Adjunct of the Year for a doctoral seminar on business, law and society). Illinois, Texas and California (Inactive) admitted me to law practice; I hold JD and MBA degrees from the University of Illinois, and a BGS from the University of Michigan, with Distinction. There -- Go Blue! Personally, my daughters are a lawyer in NY, and a pre-med student in NM - their lives-and-times often animate these columns. I'm active in animal advocacy matters, having led a citizen team that took Alameda's city animal shelter to a non-profit operation - we saved $600K annually and the lives of some 700 companion animals/year vs. the City's best alternative. I'm delighted with that success. My family has re-homed 144 foster animals over many years; we host four boisterous border collies of our own. Mostly for humane movement efforts, I was nominated for GQ magazine's 2009 Better Men, Better World Award. You may notice that many of my rants relate to critter issues. In addition to the Raucous Caucus blog, I frequently contribute to The BARK magazine, and am a proud Moderator emeritus on the popular news and humor website
www.Fark.com. I prefer scotch over imported beer
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-- with apologies to Paul Simon; he deserves better
The problem's all over my inbox, it seems to me
I'm being deluged with funding crap from DNC
I'd like to assist them to oppose the GOP
But they've found fifty ways to craze their donors.
They claim it's really not their habit to intrude
But they'd do better if they left a decent email interlude
So I'll repeat myself, even if the Prez
is being sued
They've figured fifty ways to craze their donors
Fifty ways to craze their donors
[CHORUS:
Don't wanna meet Barack, Jack
Or give you more dough, Joe
You know I don't like the Kochs, folks
But you must leave me be!
Already know there's a need, Reid
You don't make me feel guil-tee
So call-off the First La-dy
And just quit dunning me
They say the Republicans are making Senate gains
They wish there was something they could do, to make me give again
But I don't appreciate that
So would you please refrain
From sending fifty ways?
I know they use expertise to hone the plea just right
And they believe, in repetition, I will finally see the light
And so they spam me -- they don't realize my wallet's closed up tight
Because of fifty ways to craze their donors
Fifty ways to craze their donors.
[CHORUS
