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Rhonda Chriss Lokeman

The ballad of 'Baghdad Joe'
June 2, 2007

Dedicated to Sen. Joe Lieberman, Connecticut Democrat turned independent, who received a Bronx cheer from some of our troops during his recent visit to Iraq. "The Ballad of 'Baghdad Joe'"

(To the tune of "Mrs. Robinson," with apologies to Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel)

And here's to you, Joseph Lieberman
Dubya loves you more than you will know.
God bless you, please, Mr. Lieberman
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
Every Memorial Day
Hey, hey, hey

We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files
We'd like to help you learn to help our troops
Only in Connecticut you find sympathetic eyes
Stay inside the Green Zone until you feel at home

And here's to you, Joseph Lieberman
Cheney loves you more than you will know.
God bless you, please, Mr. Lieberman
Liberals have a place for Dems who stray
It's not the Al Gore way
Hey, hey, hey

Hide in the hiding place where no one ever goes
Put it in your pocket with your conscience
Keeping NSA secrets not just a Lieberman affair
Most of all you've got to hide it from the press

What would you do, Joseph Lieberman
To help the troops who just don't want to die
For Judas' sake, Mr. Lieberman
That kiss, the surge and now more wartime play
What a bloody month was May
Hey, hey, hey

Contemplating IEDs one Sunday afternoon
Taking in an earful from the front line
Laugh about it, shout about it
When you hear the news
Every way you look at this you lose

And here's to you, Joseph Lieberman
Hearings won't convince you that you're wrong
For Judas' sake, Mr. Lieberman
Tenet told us how deceit was done
To you, to me, to everyone

What's that you say, Joseph Lieberman
Walter Reed's a place for those in play
With roaches and mice, Mr. Lieberman
Hell holds a place for those who say
Armageddon's on the way

Switching parties really not an issue at this point
Unlike intransigence and ignorance
It's a little secret, just a Blackwater affair
Most of all you have to hide it from the kids

Where have you gone, Joseph Lieberman
Our nation turns its mourning eyes to you.
What's that you say, Mr. Lieberman
Halliburton's yet to get its due
Hey, hey, hey
Have a nice day!

Rhonda Chriss Lokeman (lokeman@kcstar.com) is a columnist for the Kansas City Star. To find out more about Rhonda Chriss Lokeman, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2007 CREATORS SYNDICATE INC

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