“There’s a Hole in My Bucket.” A Parody.
<p>Imagine these lyrics in this song between Presidents Biden and Zelenskyy about continuing support for the War in Ukraine. It’ based on an old children’s song depicting the futility of being stuck in a cycle of never-ending action without achieving anything. That’s overstated in the case of Ukraine, but America seems to be moving in that direction. (<strong>Edit</strong>: Based on comments, I should have said, the Republicans seem to be moving in that direction, not America. A distinction without too much of a difference this year.)</p>
<p><em>There’s a hole in our bucket, dear Volo, dear Volo…<br />
Then fix it dear Joey, dear Joey…<br />
With what shall I fix it, dear Volo, dear Volo,<br />
with what shall I fix it, dear Volo, with what.</em></p>
<p>If you recall the song, straw is recommended to fix the hole (straw, of course, is a temporary fix), but the straw is too dry. So, the song goes on and on, coming full circle to getting a bucket of water to soften the straw that can be used to plug the whole. <strong>But the bucket has a hole in it.</strong></p>
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<p>America’s “buckets” of aid and weapons for Ukraine are starting to have holes in them, real and imagined. There are four holes by my count. The fourth one is the least known, but potentially a case of history repeating itself, again.</p>
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