{"id":10421,"date":"2026-08-03T03:25:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T07:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=10421"},"modified":"2026-08-02T18:25:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T22:25:54","slug":"poem-masters-of-mediocrity-owed-to-democratic-congressional-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/03\/poem-masters-of-mediocrity-owed-to-democratic-congressional-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: Masters of Mediocrity \u2013 Owed to Democratic Congressional Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grow Dem spines!<\/p>\n

Masters of Mediocrity \u2013 Owed to Democratic Congressional Leadership<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Centrists without centeredness
\nThey get what
\nThey wanting
\nMediocrity
\nJust knot what
\nThe electorate has yearned
\nDiscomforting social lists
\nThe big tense democrats
\nPutting their fingers in the win
\nBeaten by polls up on polls
\nBlind to what is actually affront
\nOf their capitol eyes
\nAs helled power
\nAfar too long
\nDis appointing left
\nSlow walking a weigh
\nAs gait keepers
\nTheir soul motto
\nGot mediocrity?
\nThe answer tepid milk
\nToast
\nBaffled as spit out
\nOf their knows<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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