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Taylor, Holmes, Yovanovitch and Kent
Names to be applauded by us all
Whose forthright testimony we have heard
In speaking truth to power every word
Just facts, just simple facts as they recall
No Party biases, no mal-intent

These State Department Foreign Service officers
Participating in this week’s impeachment hearings
Made me, by their forthright manner, proud
Their many years of service broadcast loud
Of dedication oft in dangerous foreign settings
Of love of country, lives of selfless character

I say no matter Democrat or GOP
No matter on impeachment where you stand
The Foreign Service men and women all deserve
Our full respect and gratitude without reserve
In representing us abroad in foreign lands
And demonstrating our unique democracy

11/15/19

Professor Lawrence Tribe of Harvard Law
Points out a fact, though obvious, not many saw
If Trump is not convicted, once impeached
For bribing the Ukraine for personal gain
By Senate die-hard Reps., their verdict reached
Ignoring expert testimony, voting nay
What, then, did the professor have to say?
If Trump is not convicted, once impeached,
That Trump will not stop tampering with twenty twenty
Inviting Russia, China, Turkey to dig dirt a plenty

11/12/19

Impeachment open hearings start tomorrow at 9 AM Eastern

 

Congratulations Democrats especially in Old Dominion
Where they won both House and Senate
Thus, the state’s gone blue, all blue
So many things now they now can do
Redraw each District fair within it
And much more in my opinion

The Blue Grass Dems we, too, salute
Beshear beat Bevin for governorship
A deep red state, McConnell’s place
Trump rallied there claiming ‘twas his race
His rantings caused some votes to flip
And brought more Dems. to the voting booth

No evidence the voters there
Were swayed to vote in Trump’s support
Protesting House impeachment probes
Instead they seemed to thumb their nose
The message from this public court
Of Trump support you should beware

11/5/19

 

Two-three-two to one-nine-six
The House Dems. passed a bill today
Impeachment hearings will continue
The bill laid out the hearings venue
With both sides having equal say
The Reps, although, are in a fix

They voted nay, each every one
Implying Trump’s unlawful acts
And thwarting of the Constitution
Are okay, no retribution
Ignoring truth, ignoring facts
Who will they be when this is done?

That Trump will be impeached is clear
By Dems. alone if that need be
And history will be on their side
The Senate’s role’s, then, to decide
They’ll take their task more seriously
Convict, acquit – they’ll vote with fear

Conviction seems unlikely, though
No matter all the evidence
It takes two-thirds majority
The Dems. are a minority
Trump’s base is blind, of little sense
It’s up to us on how ‘twill go

10/31/19

 

A late-night raid by Delta Force
In Syria, the Idlib region
Killed al-Baghdadi and, of course
Trump takes full credit; he’s the reason
That the raid was a success
In fact he made things more a mess

Some time ago within Iraq
An ISIS senior, al-Ethawi
Captured, he provided facts
On how to follow al-Baghdadi
Iraq informed the CIA
Who, with the Kurds learned all his ways

The raid was planned for some late date
But Trump threw in a monkey wrench
He ordered troops to leave in haste
Betraying Kurds, creating stench
Our troops were, thus, forced to resort
To action, ere they lost support

The new plan, far more dangerous
Okayed by Trump, a risky choice
With elements quite onerous
The President had given voice
The Delta Force so valiantly
Pulled off the raid most brilliantly

Baghdadi at a tunnel’s end
Explosive vest he detonated
A message, thus, the world was sent
Such evil won’t be tolerated
Although the Calif now is gone
ISIS intends to carry on

So Intel still is necessary
Intel needs to nose around
But now the Kurds of us are wary
We’ve no friends left on the ground
Trump still will do his victory dance
But danger’s increased by his stance

10/28/19

 

Old Eugene Field described “The Duel”
Told by the plate, who was no fool
The Chinese plate and old Dutch clock
Both witnessed all and then took stock
Like gingham dog and calico cat
Who side by side on table sat
Next morning where the two had sat
They found no trace of dog or cat
The truth about the cat and pup
Is that they ate each other up

Why’s that important so today?
The gingham dog’s the DOJ
Which also is the calico cat
It’s where the AG, Barr, is at
His inquiry on the origin
Of probing Russia’s meddling
He’s classified as criminal
With evidence that’s minimal
Trump feels it is empowering:
Dep. Justice self devouring

10/24/19

 

It now appears quite certain Trump’s impeachment will take place
The House has heard from witnesses corroborating all
That Trump revealed back in July in making that phone call
Requesting that Ukraine dig dirt, Joe Biden to disgrace

But now the cast of characters has broadened quite a bit
There’s Rudy and his cohorts, Lev and Igor, Mike as well
As Chair of State, Pompeo knew but tried hard not to tell
The scheme for months was brewing setting up Trump’s fateful pitch

Trump ordered non cooperation by subpoenaed staff
Pompeo did the same as did the DoD reply
But then courageous civil servants orders did defy
And showed up for their depositions weathering Trump’s wrath

Pelosi’s scheme is keep it simple: Trump misused his power
This prime impeachment article all focused on Ukraine
Will cover every aspect: breaking laws so he could gain
‘Twill tell the public such that all the truth will come through louder

Pelosi’s aim impeaching Trump, her deep desire for justice,
To make the case persuasive so the public comes on board
And Grand-Old-Party senators’ constituents be heard:
The Senate, then, convicts Pres. Trump, removing him from office

10/21/19

Elijah Cummings died today, a moral giant man
As chairman of the House committee: Oversight, Reform,
He led the fight for voting rights; injustice he’d not stand
Our country’s suffered a great loss; our fortune he was born

The sordid tales of Trump’s malfeasance dominate and grow
With each new witness testimony Trump’s impeachment strengthens
Today Mulvaney spilled the beans admitting quid pro quo
And Trump chose his resort to host next meetings of G7

Pompeo and Mike Pence with Turks agreed, with hat in hand
The Turks would pause their full offensive for the next five days
To give the Kurds some time to flee before Turks took their land
And in return we’d lift the sanctions and we’d end our stay

Trump hailed this deal as victory; the Kurds he denigrated
And cavalier his attitude: for deaths he bears no blame
Republicans and Democrats, Trump’s actions both berated
Trump shamed and weakened the U.S. while Putin vastly gained

10/17/19

 

Trump’s actions affect me, some more so than others
But seldom do I get as upset as this
With some I say Trump’s being Trump so why bother
But this time I find that I really am pissed

My brothers and I plus my son and grandson
Served years in the Service, proud time we put in
For forty some years, starting when I was young
I worked with the Army to strengthen within

I disagreed sometimes with tasks they were given
But never were they to dishonor themselves
Until Trump, their Chief, who’s politically driven
Made soldiers act shamefully, hurtfully felt

Five years fighting ISIS with Kurds side by side
Together, heroically winning back land
They defeated ISIS ‘though many Kurds died
The Kurds earned our gratitude, our helping hand

We’d promised assistance, we’d promised defense
Our small presence there had kept Turkey at bay
Who wanted the land of the Kurds ethnic cleansed
Of all Kurdish people if Turks had their way

Trump phone-spoke with Erdogan, Presidictator
Of the demockery, Turkey’s new face
No one knows why Trump behaved like a traitor
And ordered our troops to withdraw back to base

Giving the Turks a green light to advance
Abandoning our Kurdish friends; his retraction
Thus, causing our allies to view us askance
And Congress, in mass, condemned Trump in reaction

Now Syria, Russia and even Iran
Are filling the void left by our Army’s absence
The Kurds are accepting all help where they can
And jailed ISIS fighters are fleeing their prisons

Our troops will be leaving; their heads held in shame
Because their Commander-in-Chief has no clue
Of how to conduct foreign affairs; he’s to blame
We must get him out and elect someone new

10/13/19

Senate Republicans

The flood gates have opened much news coming through
Ukraine scandal growing each hour, it seems
A voting majority wants Trump removed
Impeached and convicted, what Fox pollsters deemed

It’s clear, in due time that Trump will be impeached
As due-time approaches that number will grow
Some sixty percent, what I think will be reached
That Trump’s unfit for office the voters all know

Just what will the Senate Republicans do?
Observing Trump numbers diminish with time
The ones most in jeopardy clearly will stew
Damned yea-ing, damned nay-ing; can’t make up their mind

And what of the rest as they watch this unfold?
Just how will they vote when the chair calls their name?
For their Constitution they swore to uphold
Or for Trump’s acquittal and suffer the shame?

Hand-writing, I posit, they’ll see on the wall
Who still have some conscience, if even a shred
And vote to convict, with intent after all
Not to stay in the Senate; to resign by next Fall

10/10/19