Those of you who watch television on a semi-regular basis have probably seen one or more of the recent Comcast "Future Hopping" animated commercials, featuring their signature monotone jingle.  (They're available at ComcastTown under the "Extras" pop-up menu in the lower right-hand corner, but you'll need Flash to view the site.)

Several of us at the office were trying to describe the jingle.  We eventually hit upon the phrase, "creepy-yet-catchy".  For some reason, that phrase made me think of today's increasingly extremist Republican Party...which led to the following creative effort.  After the last few days of wading through GM, Sotomayor and Tiller, I wanted to write something funny. 

(Apologies in advance to GOP readers, who may feel I missed the mark.)

An Ode to the Grand Old Party
(Where Far Right Is No Longer Far Out)

Reichwing's in a state of rigor
Don't want their tent any bigger
Ideas straight from Nixon's grave
Swamped by blue election wave

What they say just doesn't matter
Refuted by facts and data
Republican ideas just splatter
Against the fan like fecal matter

Boehner's tan just makes 'em groan
When Cantor speaks, people just zone
McConnell bores 'em right to tears 
Kyl cries about immigration fears

The GOP's going moribund
With Palin-Coleman legal funds
Steele overpays jerks for work
And Rush and Bachmann go berserk

Oh, they miss the days of yore
When Bush took vacations galore
Now reduced to a whiny bray
When Obamas go see a play

O'Reilly and Hannity on the screen
Need to cut back the caffeine 
They only tell a shameless lie
On days of week that end with "y"

Advice to the New Whig Party
Wear good sneakers and eat hearty
'Cause if Cheney is your ace
Forty years in desert you face

G-O-P is O-U-T