Making Sense . . . of Recent Events

It sounds a lot like influence peddling.

He copped a plea, and the pols went nuts,

Running to cover their ample butts.

They sent back cash they were shocked to find

Was from this guy! It had slipped their mind!

Now the congressmen, who look like fools,

Have gone to work to change the rules

-- To make it harder to be bought.

(Or maybe harder to be caught.)

With pigs and pork at all the troughs,

They're fearing future Abramoffs!

Sounds like words from a felon's pen --