Two things on my mind, ‘though they are unrelated
One is more evidence Trump’s Putin’s lackey
Statements he’s made that at first appear whacky
The second’s the shutdown, a view not yet stated
Belarus may get a Polish invasion
Montenegro in NATO will cause World-War Three
The Afghan invasion, a Russian occasion
Was justified keeping them terrorist free
All Putin pronouncements, all fully untrue
All echoed by Trump seeming out of the blue
R. Maddow concluded that Trump has a pipeline
To Putin from whom he gets orders in kind
The shutdown’s a tragedy Trump manufactured
Of course he could end it but vowed that he wouldn’t
Because of great danger, he feels that he shouldn’t
It is Trump’s world fantasy, factually fractured
However, the power to open gov’s closings
Resides with McConnell who’s been in seclusion
He’s waiting for Trump since he doesn’t like losing
And Trump can’t be trusted to maintain conclusions
But Mitch could submit the House bill for a vote
And gain the votes needed but clearly he won’t
There’re quite enough votes there a veto to better
But Mitch won’t submit it, a win he won’t let her
The “her” is Pelosi, the Demo’s new Speaker
Most competent person that office to hold
Her strength, people power; her outlook is bold
Mitch views her a threat, more constrained he must keep her
But in my opinion McConnell will cave
As pressure increases within Senate’s ranks
Trump, too, will back down trying his face to save
When all’s said and done there’ll be no one to thank
1/4/19