Burt Prelutsky, Humorist

I need to accentuate that Prelutsky is a humorist, because reading his actual work, it's easy to forget that simple fact. His latest article is his normal grab bag of "humor" but he does include this bit right in the middle.

When it comes to our national security, keeping the likes of Barbara Boxer, Barney Frank and John Kerry in the loop would be the height of insanity. The only loop appropriate for most of the ninnies in Congress is one hanging from the branch of a very tall tree.

So far as I can tell, the only real difference between members of Congress and cockroaches is that one of the two species has a few more legs than the other.

Ha Ha Ha Ha! Isn't that funny? Most of our ninnies in Congress should be hung! Ha ha ha ha! Almost like a lynching. It's hilarious! And then comparing them to Cockroaches? Ha ha ha ha! Genius! I mean if they are cockroaches, why bother even lynching them? We could just like get some Raid or some other poison gas.

Wait a second, that isn't funny. It's that other thing . . . mentally disturbed.