The Dream Act hadn’t passed, despite orations. So he came close by changing regulations To say a person (often a Latino) Brought here illegally as a bambino, Could go about his business and not fret (As long as some conditions had been met) About the chance that he could soon be thrown From here into a land he’d never known. Thus fences with Latinos were repaired, And, since they thought of Mitt as gringo squared, They could present the Democratic slate With bigger Spanish margins than ’08. And here is what Obama had to say That brought a cheer from people who are gay (Although he didn’t say it when he’d planned, ’Cause Biden, he of loose lips, tipped his hand): On marriage vows, he now felt ecumenical— So even those whose sex is quite identical Should be allowed their separate lives to blend And live those lives together to the end. Before, he’d called his thoughts on this “evolving.” His statement, then, went quite a way toward solving The beef of those who thought he’d moved too slowly.
