Month: August 2021

A colossal disaster the pundits all say
Our Afghan withdrawal these last several days
Chaotic confusion; a Biden black eye
His ratings have dropped; they’re no longer sky high

He did what he said he would do when he ran
He’d pull out our forces from Afghanistan
He made the mistake of believing our generals
The Afghani Army, turns out, was ephemeral

The Taliban forces were ready to trot
And captured the country not firing a shot
The airport at Kabul, escape’s only route
So thousands of Afghans jammed there to get out

Of course there was chaos; we had lost the war
Large thousands of Afghans were living in fear
For they had assisted our troops many ways
Now Taliban targets they’d be if they stayed

Joe Biden responded, accepting the blame
Creating an airlift that’s destined for fame
In twelve days transporting near one hundred thousand
To safety, a new life, a welcome new homeland

This isn’t quite over tonight as I write
But meeting his deadline is clearly in sight
By the end of the month, the withdrawal complete
If he does meet that goal it will be quite a fete

Joe Biden has shown that a leader he be
Admitting mistakes; “Yes, the buck stops with me.”
Responding to happenings there on the ground
Decisive, effective, he’s turned things around

8/25/2021

I sent this to Senator Sinema

A Letter to My Senator

Dear Senator Sinema I’m proud of you
For the bipartisan bill that you shepherded through
Better roads, rails and bridges and rural broadband
But as you well know the House must take its stand

As I understand it, they’ll wait for the Senate
To pass Biden’s Family Plan; many things in it
From schooling to child care, and tax reconstruction
‘Twill have to be passed as a budget resolution

I hope and expect you’ll not stand in the way
Perhaps with some changes that you’d put in play
These two infrastructure bills will usher in
A booming economy; everyone wins

That is all well and good but I’m really concerned
About voting rights that with blood we have earned
The state legislatures are passing strict laws
Destroying democracy clearly because

Republicans desperately want to maintain
Political power. They know they can’t win
In free, fair elections. Their answer, no doubt’s
To usurp the voters where their votes won’t count

Senator Sinema surly you care
Without legislation that makes voting fair
The House will most likely in year twenty two
Return to Republicans, unfair but true

My home’s Arizona; I voted for you
As such there’s one thing I ask you to do
What ever it takes to be sure legislation
On voting rights passes protecting our nation

8/13/2021