On the first day of Christmas,
my Obama sent to me
A TARP for the E-CON-O-MY.

On the second day of Christmas,
my Obama sent to me
Two curdled loves,
And a TARP for the E-CON-O-MY.

On the third day of Christmas,
my Obama sent to me
Three mensch men,
Two curdled loves,
And a TARP for the E-CON-O-MY.

On the fourth day of Christmas,
my Obama sent to me
Four galling nerds,
Three mensch men,
Two curdled loves,
And a TARP for the E-CON-O-MY.

On the fifth day of Christmas,
my Obama sent to me
Five Bi-den gaffes,
Four galling nerds,
Three mensch men,
Two curdled loves,
And a TARP for the E-CON-O-MY.

On the sixth day of Christmas,
my Obama sent to me
Six nominees a-backtracking,
Five Bi-den gaffes,
Four galling nerds,
Three mensch men,
Two curdled loves,
And a TARP for the E-CON-O-MY.

On the seventh day of Christmas,
my Obama sent to me
Seven acolytes a-tingling,
Six nominees a-backtracking,
Five Bi-den gaffes,
Four galling nerds,
Three mensch men,
Two curdled loves,
And a TARP for the E-CON-O-MY.

On the eighth day of Christmas,
my Obama sent to me
Eight prompters prompting,
Seven acolytes a-tingling,
Six nominees a-backtracking,
Five Bi-den gaffes,
Four galling nerds,
Three mensch men,
Two curdled loves,
And a TARP for the E-CON-O-MY.

On the ninth day of Christmas,
my Obama sent to me
Nine clunkers clunking,
Eight prompters prompting,
Seven acolytes a-tingling,
Six nominees a-backtracking,
Five Bi-den gaffes,
Four galling nerds,
Three mensch men,
Two curdled loves,
And a TARP for the E-CON-O-MY.

On the tenth day of Christmas,
my Obama sent to me
Ten czars a-regulating,
Nine clunkers clunking,
Eight prompters prompting,
Seven acolytes a-tingling,
Six nominees a-backtracking,
Five Bi-den gaffes,
Three mensch men,
Two curdled loves,
And a TARP for the E-CON-O-MY.

On the eleventh day of Christmas,
my Obama sent to me
Eleven bailers bailing,
Ten czars a-regulating,
Nine clunkers clunking,
Eight prompters prompting,
Seven acolytes a-tingling,
Six nominees a-backtracking,
Five Bi-den gaffes,
Four galling nerds,
Three mensch men,
Two curdled loves,
And a TARP for the E-CON-O-MY.

On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my Obama sent to me
Twelve spenders spending,
Eleven bailers bailing,
Ten czars a-regulating,
Nine clunkers clunking,
Eight prompters prompting,
Seven acolytes a-tingling,
Six nominees a-backtracking,
Five Bi-den gaffes,
Four galling nerds,
Three mensch men,
Two curdled loves,
And a TARP for the E-CON-O-MY!


Legend:

• Two curdled loves:  Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid
• Three mensch men:  Robert Gates, Paul Volcker, Arne Duncan
• Four galling nerds:  Peter Orszag, Tim Geithner, Paul Krugman, Joseph Stiglitz
• Six nominees a-backtracking:  Tim Geithner, Bill Richardson, Tom Daschle, Kathleen Sebelius, Nancy Killefer, Hilda Solis
• Seven acolytes a-tingling:  Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, David Shuster, Alan Colmes, Joy Behar, Bob Herbert