Month: June 2018

The nations, G7, just finished their meetings
Which should have been labeled as “one plus G6”
Pres. Trump had insisted, “We’re taking a beating!”
“We’ll Levy more tariffs, our balance to fix!”

Trudeau criticized Trump, no longer his pal,
For levying tariffs on imported metals
And claiming security his rationale
What will be the outcome when all the dust settles?

Trump also pushed hard to bring Russia back in
Since they’d been expelled for annexing Crimea
As such Trump was chastised; that’s no way to win
Support from your allies, a bad, bad idea

Trump’s tolerance for harsh words is just tissue thin
He publicly labeled Trudeau as a liar
The purpose, this summit’s to bring closer in
The nations toward unity, reaching much higher

But alienation of allies and friends
While buttering enemies is Trump’s approach
It’s hard to determine what all this portends
Trade wars? Perhaps. That I’m wrong, let us hope

6/10/18

Why talk about Manafort rather than Trump
Because his position out there on the stump
As campaign director put him in the know
Of everything happening, what’s really so

And even more reason with Paul Manafort
Is: he was liaison-in-chief, say reports
Between the Trump campaign and his counterparts
Who were close to Putin as deemed from the start

Indicted by three counts that Mueller’s put forth
He issued indictment that’s count number four
Along with his laundering of moneys, as such
Paul tampered with witnesses, one step too much

For any court lenience; Paul now on bail
Is likely next Friday to end up in jail
A worry for Trump, who is having a fit
Since under such pressure Paul’s likely to flip

Trump tweets that he disdains this investigation
That lives have been ruined and their reputations
Meanwhile he rips babies from breasts of their mothers
An evil Trump perpetrates unlike all others

5/6/18

Three questions are swirling the circuits of news
All raised by Trump’s tweeting of self serving claims
Distraction his purpose broadcasting these views
No public attention toward Mueller, his aim

A President can’t be indicted for crimes
That he has committed and proven as true
On this I agree, a grand jury may find
The President guilty: impeachment is due

Can Trump be subpoenaed by grand jury writ?
My answer is yes but then he can refuse
Enforcement’s no option; the jury would quit
But Congress could claim it impeachable too

Can Trump, being President, pardon himself?
My answer is no; above law he can’t dwell
A pardon’s for criminals, justice is dealt
He’d have to admit that he’s guilty as well

So Trump being President, power has he
To do nearly anything Congress permits
This Congress is blind, Trump’s transgressions un seen
Our votes in November must remedy this

5/4/18

Of the three subjects I want to discuss
The one that’s most urgent for action to take
Is telling our Congressmen this is a must:
Curtail the great evil that’s now taking place

Where refugee families seeking asylum
Are branded as criminals; thrown into jails
What’s even more evil, their kids are denied them
Removed and sent elsewhere; Trump’s “justice” prevails

Trump acts out of ignorance; acts out of spite
But levying tariffs is simply just dumb
Against our best allies who’ve joined us in fights
And claiming security’s where he comes from

Steel workers decry it, aluminum too
Our allies, incensed, plan to retaliate
Prices will rise with jobs lost, not a few
Yet Congress stays quiet, Trump fear permeates

Off again, on again summit with Kim
Where Kim has played Trump for the fool that he is
The summit’s back on; Kim’s objectives aren’t dim
By just meeting the President, winning is his

6/1/18