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· May 8, 2026
Political Spotlight Weekly
The Capitol Follies
Another Week, Another Absurd Act
The Capitol Follies
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Another Week, Another Absurd Act
0:00
The overture begins anew, a Monday morning headline hue
0:06
A promise of decorum, grace, a bill to put things in their place
0:13
A handshake here, a solemn vow, we'll get it done, we'll show them how
0:20
The pundits preen, the cameras flash, a bipartisan and hopeful dash
0:27
But wait, a tweet, a slip of tongue, a different song is being sung
0:33
The perfect plan is now askew, and Tuesday's only just broke through!
0:40
By Wednesday, all the gloves are off, a hearing starts with scoff and cough
0:47
A senator from somewhere west decries a point with frantic zest
0:54
He holds a chart, it makes no sense, the rhetoric is growing dense
1:00
The cable news divides the screen, a shouting match, a fever dream
1:07
They're fundraising off the fight, while shouting what is wrong and right
1:14
And I'm just here, upon the stage, and trying to find the proper page!
1:21
Oh, what a show! The Capitol Follies!
1:28
Another act in the absurd!
1:34
We sing and dance to break our promise, and hang on every single word!
1:41
The plot is thin, the cast is mad, it's the most brilliant mess we've had!
1:48
So raise the lights, let's see this through, I can't believe it's only Friday, can you?
1:55
(Music softens, a single spotlight hits a performer holding a curled-up script)
2:01
Is this my line? To filibuster bread?
2:08
And argue points that have been long since dead?
2:15
Who wrote this scene? What is my motivation?
2:22
To bring about the downfall of the nation?
2:29
(The rest of the cast turns, music swells)
2:35
They say to play it with conviction, with fury and with friction!
2:42
(Full orchestra kicks back in, grand and frantic)
2:49
So let's play our part in this design, it must be brilliant, it's so byzantine!
2:56
Oh, what a show! The Capitol Follies!
3:02
Another act in the absurd!
3:09
We sing and dance to break our promise, and hang on every single word!
3:16
The plot is thin, the cast is mad, it's the most brilliant mess we've had!
3:23
So raise the lights, let's see this through, I can't believe it's only Friday, can you?!
