Newly-elected Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has been flexing his muscles. He is refusing to negotiate budget issues with General Assembly Democrats unless they also make major concessions on his non-budget economic and social agenda.
Although potential government shut-downs are nothing to sing about, Rauner’s style of governing does lend itself to doggerel. So feel free to put words to music, as we present:
THE BLUNDERER (Sung to the Tune of “The Wanderer” by Dion, with apologies to Dion)
Parody lyrics by Eleonora di Liscia
Oh well, he’s the kind of guv thinks he’s been elected God
Wants to change the law, all he’s got to do is nod
Tried to pay his crony, took it out of the wrong fund
In the public sector, that just isn’t how it’s done.
He’s the blunderer, Bruce the blunderer
He stomps around and around and around…
Oh well, he wants to cut the budget, slashing items left and right
Making cuts to social services — some poor kids won’t eat tonight
Thought he’d take some out of pensions, they don’t need it anyway
But his wife wants a helper, so the state has got to pay
He’s the blunderer, Bruce the blunderer
He stomps around and around and around…
Oh well, he hasn’t got a clue
He goes through life without a care
He don’t think about me or you
He’s an autocrat made of iron, and he’s taking us nowhere
Oh yeah, he told Illinois workers 60 thou’s too much pay
Coming from the guy who makes one fortyfive grand a day
He’s made war on all the unions; big business sings his praise
And his buddies in the state house they just got a big fat raise
He’s the blunderer, Bruce the blunderer
He stomps around and around and around…
Yeah, cause he’s a blunderer
Bruce, the blunderer
He stomps around, around, around
Cause he’s a blunderer
Bruce, the blunderer
He stomps around, around, around
Cause he’s a blunderer
Yeah, a blunderer…
