Holiday Poet: Politician Dingell Releases Her Christmas Jingle

Gather 'round, children. Get some hot cocoa. It's the holidays and time for your annual installment of the "Dingell Jingle."

U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, a Democrat from Dearborn, on Monday continued the tradition by releasing the 2017 edition of the Dingell jingle, set to the tune of “Winter Wonderland.”

House phones ring

Are you listening
Folks are mad
But Ryan’s insisting
Another tax fight!
No funding bill in sight
Walking in a winter blunderland

Gone away is Obama
Here to stay is constant drama
We try to stay strong
As Trump tweets along
Walking in a winter blunderland

In the darkness they can pass a tax plan
And pretend that workers will be fine
We say work together, they say no man!
We don’t need your vote while we’re in town

Later on, they’ll conspire
To cut programs we require
Who needs Medicaid
When donors get paid
Walking in a winter blunderland

In the Congress we will keep on fighting
Maybe we can find some common ground
How ‘bout funding CHIP and fixing DACA
Before we take those jet planes out of town

Trump’s first year, it’s been chilling
The New Year’s near, ain’t it thrilling
It’ll be a new day, 2018’s not far away
Walking in a winter blunderland

Different views, let’s pursue
No matter if red or blue
Let’s keep taking a stand
Let’s work hand-in-hand
Till we’re back walking in a winter wonderland
Walking in a winter wonderland

File photo: Carlos Osorio/Associated Press