Her husband is no longer a member of the House, but Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) is continuing his “Dingell Jingle” tradition with a rhyme of her own.
Former Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), 89, retired in January after a record-breaking 59 years serving in Congress. While a lawmaker, Dingell released an annual jingle timed to the holidays.
{mosads}“Our Speaker retired, and we thanked him for trying,” Debbie Dingell writes of former Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) in the poem released Friday. “He worked hard and did well in between all the crying.”
“So began the search to fill the job no one wanted / Enter Paul Ryan with a new beard he flaunted.”
Dingell also reflects on some less-than-flattering comments Madonna made about her birthplace, saying in an interview earlier this year that she wouldn’t return to her hometown because she “can’t be around basic, provincial-thinking people.”
“What Madonna said about Michigan wasn’t so nice,” Dingell writes, “here’s hoping that next time she might think twice.”
But going into an election year, the focus for the Great Lake State, Dingell says, is sports.
“As 2016 approaches, we have an important decision. / There’s fear that many will stand behind Trump’s vision. / In Michigan there’s another pressing concern. / Will the Wolverines have the victory they’ve earned? / To be sure, winning the Citrus Bowl is a must. / Happy holidays to you and your family, and in Harbaugh we trust.”