In the late 80s, I had a boss who made us keep the radio on Oldies 103. As a young adult at the time, I had little appreciation for the genre of music popular when my parents were that age. However, I have since acquired a taste for it and a good memory of those songs, their words, and their artists. One of them stands out in particular right now due to current events in the state house, as there appears to be a budget stalemate rather than sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows.
It’s Kelly Ayotte’s party, and she’ll cry if she wants to.
No, I’m not talking about the Republican party, I am talking about an invitation-only lunch party today at Bridges House, and only certain State Senators were invited. In the 9th minute of this audio, Queen Sharon reports that she was excluded. All 9 minutes are worth listening to as Sharon explains the Group 2 situation and our governor’s ongoing obstinate tantrum on the airwaves, but doesn’t mention the exclusive lunch party until near the end.
It’s unclear to me right now which senators were invited, but I have my guesses, and I’m guessing that the Singing Senator (Avard) was not one of them, despite being Gov. Ayotte’s State Senator. Remember that it’s HER party and she’ll cry if she wants to, and she’s not going to invite senators who will tell her to cry harder over Group 2. She’s having a political temper tantrum and plans to take it to the executive council tomorrow and impose a Thursday deadline, which is when both chambers of the legislature meet.
Interestingly, Kelly’s birthday happens to be Friday, and if she doesn’t get her way, she will feel like Lesley Gore when “her Johnny” walks in the room with a new girlfriend (Judy), “like a queen with her king.” The song goes on to say “oh what a birthday surprise,” (Judy wearing his ring), but the budget is NOT going to be a surprise. And EC secretary, Meagan Rose, and Kevin Avard should be told to NOT sing “happy birthday” to her, even though that’s something they would otherwise enjoy doing.
Perhaps Kevin will instead sing some Frank Sinatra. Kelly should be asked if she would like to swing on a star or would she rather be a mule.
