Corn Commentary

Bill of Confusion

With apologies to the Temptations, I thought of the Farm Bill saga this week when I happened to hear that old tune “Ball of Confusion” on the radio yesterday. So, I came up with my own lyrics – somebody call Rush Limbaugh…
Read the original lyrics here.

Titles left out,
Titles left in,
All because of a spacey clerk’s sin
Vote, vote, vote, but it’s still not done.

Aye after aye, it passed with ease,
Vote for the farm bill and we’ll be free
Rap on, Congress, rap on

The only person talking about heed thy budget is the president
And it seems
Everybody’s interested in passing it
But the White House resident

Nutrition, conservation, crop production, negotiation,
Aggravation, frustration, exasperation in our nation

Bill of confusion, oh yeah
That’s what the farm bill is today, hey hey

The price of food is at an all time high
Now they are saying that ethanol is why
Planting is going into summertime, and
The bill’s not done

Resolutions, quick solutions to control the voting roll
Shoot the bill back again
So Bush can use his veto pen
Politicians say more taxes will solve everything
And the bill’s still not done

So, round and around and around we go
Where the bill’s headed, nobody knows

Oh, great googamooga, can’t you hear me talking to you
Just a bill of confusion, oh yeah
That’s what the farm bill is today, hey hey!!!