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KAKISTOCRACY
noun
pl. kak·is·toc·ra·cies

Government under the control of a nation's worst or least-qualified citizens.

Greek kakistos worst superlative of kakos bad ; see caco- . -cracy

Origin
Ancient Greek κάκιστος (kakistos, “worst"), superlative of κακος (kakos, “bad") + -κρατια (-kratia, “power, rule, government").

Parody apologies to Jimmy Van Heusen

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With all her books unread, Betsy DeVos will head
the nation’s education agency
She bought her way into the
Kakistocracy

Scott Pruitt really fracked up Oklahoma
Practic’lly destroying it structurally
He’ll head the EPA of (the)
Kakistocracy

What is it called if I’d take unqualified
old billionaires, extolified
and let them run our democracy? You’ll see!
Kakistocracy!

Old Mr. Sessions’ fight to keep his voters white
Has had the KKK on his settee
A white supremist’s part of (the)
Kakistocracy

And oily oil execs, one by the name of Rex,
will head Department of State naturally
Big Oil’s the biggest part of (the)
Kakistocracy

While Hill’ry got the ax for courting Goldman Sachs
Steve Mnuchin heads up the Treasury
Now Goldman Sachs is part of (the)
Kakistocracy

Rick Perry dancing star, Can’t recall you see
His own (what’s it called?) department of energy
And should someone rebuke him? Nuke’em!

Steve Miller’s by Don’s side, watch out for genocide
We’ve seen this all before in history
When CaCa comes to power, Kakistocracy
Caca-stocracy, Kakistocracy

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from Political Snarkasm (with one home​-​brewed bonus track at the end), released July 8, 2018

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