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I finished the book written by Malcolm Nance
“The Plot To Destroy Our Democracy”, which
I do recommend, if you have got the chance
It will open your eyes, riveting, data rich

I’ll here emphasize Nance’s closing conclusions
Regarding Trump’s blatant obsequiousness
Toward Vladimir Putin; it’s not a delusion
Trump’s true rationale is his utter distress

Over knowing he couldn’t have won the election
Without Russia’s help to which he acquiesced
This terrifies Trump fueling violent rejections
Of all indicators. He’ll never confess

But Putin knows Trump’s but a paper-board cutout
A pawn in his power grabs, who’ll do his bidding
Owned lock, stock and barrel; the jury’s no longer out
Trump’s now an “asset” of Russia who’s “witting”

8/8/18

Coming unhinged over truth from the Press
“The Press is the enemy…, hateful, all bad”
It’s what Trump is saying; he’s under such stress
Not just ‘bout himself but also his lad

Don Junior’s in jeopardy: Trump Tower meeting
Involving the Russians and Hillary dirt
Don’s story keeps changing, denying, retreating
From what he had said, what he last did assert

In fact Mueller’s team on that meeting has focused
Collusion with Russians against campaign laws
Trump Senior’s involvement goes not without notice
Mike Cohen claims Trump’s been involved all along

So what’s Mueller’s game plan, his goal for this case?
On this I’ll conjecture; it’s my poet’s right:
Indict Donald Junior, the charge that he’ll face:
Conspiring collusion, his case water tight

Establish the venue: New York District Court
So Trump could not pardon him, try as he might
Then quietly tell Trump what’s in his report
Enough to impeach him; it’s not worth a fight

Then Mueller will offer to make Trump a deal
He’ll ease up on Junior, just levy a fine
And Mueller’s report will remain under seal
If President Trump would agree to resign

8/6/18

So what is Trump’s game plan, I think it exists
Full knowing that Mueller on him has the goods
It’s too late to stop him; no cease and desist
Would now be effective if firing he could

Point one, stall the process ‘till after elections
By claiming with Mueller he’ll prove his defense
But never agreeing to terms or to questions
And blaming Bob Mueller for intransigence

Point two is to ruin Bob’s good reputation
Convincing the public of Deep State conspiracies
So that his conclusions are met with negation
That Russian collusion is all fallacy

With Trump’s dwindling base they’ll believe what he’ll say
And threaten those shivering Reps. in the House
Should they, for impeachment dare vote with a yea
They know, the next primary they will be out

Meanwhile Trump still claims Russian meddling’s a hoax
While chiefs of our Intel broadcast: it was clear
That Russia’s attacks are ongoing, no jokes,
With greater intensity than prior years

Late does beat out never, so credit is due
About ninety days to the mid-terms remain
There’s still enough time for good measures to do
Protecting elections by using block chains

Or simply store data on thumb drives removed
From off of computers when not being used
And have paper copies that have been approved
Of registered voters, not likely confused

It’s time to ignore Trump’s behavioral stats
To concentrate more on the problems at hand
Protecting elections from Russian attacks
And thwarting autocracy Putin has planned

8/4/18

“Stop this rigged witch hunt…”, the AG should do
Was tweeted by Trump in deep seated frustration
From Manafort’s trial knowing all that he knew
“…Before it continues to stain [our great nation].”

Bob Mueller’s the worst and his lawyers are biased
Trump says no collusion, no justice obstruction
It looks like his level of fear’s near its highest
In tweeting Jeff Sessions Trump’s stated instructions

As such Trump committed obstruction of justice
In front of the world where all peoples could view
That ‘twas done in public – throughout jurisprudence,
A crime’s still a crime matter not the venue

Trump’s tweet, too, committed another faux pas
He gave his opinion on Manafort’s trial
The trial is in progress; His words meant to draw
All the jurors’ attention; prosecutors were riled

Of Trump’s late behavior, what can we deduce
Trump knows that he’s guilty of Russian collusion
And Mueller, too, knows it and has all the proof
Trump’s frantic to stop him; it’s not a delusion

8/1/18

Trump rallied in Florida not saying a word
About orphaned children, six hundred or more
Whose getting with parents has been Trump deferred
What Trump has forgotten he’ll be paying for

The nuke threat is over; Jung-un is Trump’s friend
A nuke free peninsula, ending their war
But building of missiles has not seen an end
What Trump’s now ignoring he’ll be paying for

Trump stated that Russia won’t meddle again
In our elections like they did before
But cyber attacks have occurred much the same
Trump’s turning a blind eye he’ll be paying for

Trump claims no collusion, nor is it a crime
No justice obstructed; a witch hunt galore
But Mueller has knowledge and when it’s right time
He’ll lay out the facts Trump’ll be paying for

These are just a few of Trump’s foibles, his woes
The list is a sample of what is in store
It is at the ballot box, how voting goes
Where Trump will then reap all he’s been paying for

7/31/18

Caught up in the day-to-day noise of the news
Those facts and opinions of experts with views
Some well formed conjectures and some off the cuff
Politicos can’t get enough of this stuff

Each evening some new BREAKING NEWS fills the air
It gets to a point where there is no there there
The rest of the world becomes frozen apace
While our President hatches another disgrace

To gain some perspective I read current books
By authors involved through the paths their lives took:
James Clapper, James Comey, Steve Myers, Dave Corn,
Barb Boxer, Mike Wolf, Michael Isikoff, Steve Coll

The book I’m now reading, don’t view this askance
“The Plot to Destroy…” written by Malcolm Nance
He lays out Vlad Putin’s beliefs and his goals
Concerning America and Pres. Trump’s role

It’s chock full of insights all backed up with facts
And how cyber warfare supplants land attacks
An axis of autocrats banding together
Including Pres. Trump. Vlad’s hat has a new feather

7/29/18

What do Republicans have against children?
Trump, in particular, seems to take joy
In actions that caused disbelieving bewilderment
Ripping from parents young girls and boys

Kidnapping kids, a new U.S.A. policy
Based on the brown coloration of skin
Latinos, a menace, a Trumpean fallacy
Reason for capturing kids from their kin

As bad as this is it does not stand alone
The Reps., who gave wealthier voters tax breaks
Are cutting the funding, stripped down to the bone
Of key children’s programs where health is at stake

Nutrition, that’s SNAP, also health-care, that’s CHIP
Their funding has had many billions removed
Safe air and safe water have both taken hits
And dangerous pesticides have been approved

Concerning the housing where poor people dwell
Their minimum rents have increased triple fold
And what’s most important and timely as well
Our youth’s education funds slashed, it be told

Republicans say they’re for family values
“Home, God, and Country” is their claim to fame
But their treatment of children, I’m right here to tell you
That they should be hanging their heads down in shame

7/27/18

Statistics, statistics political bane
Purporting predictions of losses and gains
It’s really no wonder
It’s all in the numbers
Based on objectives it’s what one obtains

There is one statistic that’s often misleading
Concerning approval of Trump in his dealings
The number of voters
Among G.O.P.ers
Is eight points and eighty percent, quite revealing

That number’s been growing; the news has been stating
The worse Trump’s offenses the higher his ratings
One’s own intuition
Would see contradiction
Except for one factor in what they’re equating

Percentages grow under different conditions
One hundred times A over B: definition
A, larger can finish
Or B can diminish
The ratio increases. It’s this recognition

Which leads me to think that what’s happening here
A fraction of Trump’s loyal base disappears
With each of Trump’s screw ups
In anger hands flew up
Percentages increase which Trumpians cheer

7/25/18

We’re seeing the fallout of Trump’s stupid move
A meeting with Putin with no one else there
Except the translators and talk they won’t dare
And tapes were forbidden, there’s no way to prove

Who said what to whom and what things were agreed
Concerning Vlad Putin a wager I’d make
He slyly recorded their words on a tape
To back his pronouncements, if ever the need

It’s all open ended with Vlad in control
He’ll claim what he wants to about what took place
And Trump won’t dispute him; he might fall from grace
While Vlad cites his policies, over Trump rolls

An agreement on Syria Putin has cited
Involving joint actions, their army and ours
But ours had no knowledge, no orders, no power
And Trump has said nothing; Vlad Putin’s delighted

Some insight I learned from a rapper of note
Don Trump is enamored of rappers it seems
He likes to pretend that he’s cool in his jeans
And tough like a rapper; in truth it’s a hoax

He said of false rappers they put on tough airs
As long as they’re not near a rapper that’s real
In which case they turn into putty, not steel
To follow the bidding the rapper declares

This paints Trump with Putin almost to perfection
Explaining Helsinki and Trump’s gross behavior
And what may have happened alone with his handler
Vlad Putin, Trump’s master; who gives him directions

7/24/18

On six January, two-oh-seventeen
Don Trump was informed by our top Intel chiefs
They have detailed proof from the data they’ve gleaned
That Putin had ordered his own cyber thieves

To work to make Hillary lose the election
And boost Donald Trump to become President
A most massive program near cyber perfection
They did, with results that are quite evident

The pundits of cable news seemed so surprised
That Trump, so informed before taking his oath
Continued to publicly take Russia’s side
Claiming the Intel’s results are a hoax

Trump’s counter reaction was not a surprise
To me, having watched Trump the brash candidate
He, even back then, favored Putin’s gross lies
Exhibiting biases pro Russia’s state

I see a conspiracy Putin and Trump
You scratch my backside and I’ll then scratch yours
This likely occurred before Trump hit the stump
And still is ongoing. There’s rot at the core

It’s not Trump the unwitting agent, dumb tool
Or Trump compromised, although possibly real
It’s cagey Vlad Putin, who’s nobody’s fool
Sizing up Trump and then making a deal

7/20/18