21st Century: Political Growth or Decline?

Ellen Bradish


Close Election, stock plunge, Hilary, new judge
9/11, new tax cuts, Oklahoma City

Robert Hanssen, Bill Clinton, Marc Rich, Anthrax
War on terror, Missile treaty, flooded mine shaft.

Schwarzenegger, ten year, space shuttle, abortion ban
Muhammad, reversed tariffs, and FDA approval.

Gay Marriage, criticism, No WMD’s
John Kerry, re-elected, Abu Ghrain Prison

We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it


Terry Schiavo, Sandra Day, Myers and Tom Delay
Katrina, Lewis Libby, Security spies

Condoleezza, Henry Floyd, Bombing suspect, Drug Maker
Hurricane Rita and New Orleans Chaos

Union Speech, Porter Gross, Challenging roe vs. Wade
George Ryan, Karl Rove, Guantanamo, Marriage Ban

Wilson, Stem Cell Bill, Wiretapping, Oil Field
Email Scandal, treason, killing in the Amish
We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it But we tried to fight it


Democrats, Robert Gates, Nancy, Legislates
Budget plan, improper FBI, scandal intensifies.

Global warming, Iraq withdrawal, immigration obstacle
Race Integrate, civilians die, workers of higher wage

Alberto Gonzales, “dirty bomb” terrorists threats, Larry Craigs
More time, Job loss, Greenhouse is a no go

Veto, Muhammad Rahman, genocide and war funds
Water rescue, “Gay rights” ,hostages in campaign office
We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it But we tried to fight it


Birth rate, Interrogation, crack cocaine guidelines
Media, Steroids, Bush administration

Stainislaw Wielgus, stock market plummets
Chinese goods, Roy Copper, College Student with a gun

Indecency, Olympics, Murdoch wins ownership
Khun Sa Blown away, what else do I have to say

Primaries, EPA, Jose, back again
Market fall, writers call, detainees charged, McCain hauls
Racial, Financial, Obama, Delay withdrawal
Protesters in London, Earthquake kills abundant.

Rules for gun rights, unemployment, evidence, Bush=deployment
Offshore drilling, politician killing, Biden, Beijing, Mayor Willing
Hurricanes hit the south, reports found by scandal,
Palin abused power core, I can’t take it anymore.
We didn't start the fire, It was always burnin', Since the world's been turnin' We didn't start the fire, But when we are gone Will it still burn on, and on, and on, and on...