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The race in Alabama now looms large
The polling there is unreliable
The race is close, that’s undeniable
It’s hard to say who’ll end up with the charge

Pres. Trump recorded robocalls for all
Those Alabamans sitting on the fence
A vote for Moore is voting progress hence
To further Trump’s agenda, building walls

But Jones’s signs are seen most everywhere
His ground game’s very strong; get out the vote
Especially the blacks, and taking note
That women’s votes for Moore might not be there

It’s anybody’s guess who will have won
The Senate seat Jeff Sessions occupied
Most pundits think that Moore won’t be denied
But I’d call it for Jones, an upset done

11/10/17

A prominent Dem. Senator was questioned just a day ago
“Which would you rather, Senator, for Moore to lose or Moore to win?”
The senator with sheepish grin said “That’s a hard one, I don’t know;
To gain a seat that was Republican, or paste that pervert on their pompous skin.”

Another drama currently in play between the House and Senate leaders on both sides
Is budgeting the government next year; the funds run out this month, there ain’t no more
The Reps don’t have the votes to jam it through. On this they need the Dems in for the ride
The Dems tallied their priorities as well like Dreamers, CHIP and funding for the poor

The Reps desire sequestered monies military. The Dems demand each dollar matched in kind
To shore up social programs. That’s anathema to Republicans. It is a stand-off very classical
If unresolved the government shuts down; and who to blame will be in voter’s minds
They’ll blame the party that’s in power: Republicans by name, The Demos have the leverage here fantastical

For the Dems these both are now win wins. But not the kind where both sides victory gain
It is the kind where either outcome favors most the same side; the other side in either case are losers
This is refreshing midst the loud cacophony of rhetoric and secret scheming of McConnell’s brain
I do look forward to November next, to win control as voters overwhelm the voting polls to choose us.

12/9/17

Much as we’ve predicted right-wing onslaughts have begun
Aimed against Bob Mueller and the Special Counsel’s team
Not just Fox-News detractors some in Congress joined the fun
Getting cues from Murdoch’s Journal accusations low and mean

They cited Peter Strzok who was ousted months ago
For sending messages on Trump, as negative construable
They’ve magnified this to encompass all the team as though is known
That they are biased in their work, their findings unreliable

The pro Trump people must move fast before indictments more will come
It soon will reach that fabled point beyond which there is no return
It’s now or never stopping Mueller, otherwise his will be done
With Donald Trump’s young Presidency doomed to early crash and burn

12/7/17

Ask anyone aware, what is the capital of Israel?
Of course he’ll say Jerusalem. On every map it is so labeled
And being there you’d have no doubt, not difficult at all to tell
The beautiful Knesset, seat of Jewish government enabled

That Trump acknowledged what exists changed really nothing on the ground
For one and seventy tough years it’s been the nation’s capital
So why the fuss Trump’s declaration seemed to cause the globe around?
Why does this force the Muslim world to act in ways inimical?

As well, the Western World’s response is one of hyper condemnation
And Palestinians reply: this kills the dual-state solution
Why, then, did Trump announce this now, what was his likely motivation?
He spoke for evangelicals to help Roy Moore win his election

Although I’m loathe to like his motive, I’m not negative on his deed
Arab Muslims will complain but that will shortly taper down
Our embassies in Muslim lands, increased defense they’ll have to heed
Demonstrations will diminish since no changes on the ground

What about Jerusalem and talks on Palestinian statehood
The declaration doesn’t change the stalemates of negotiations
Nor their possible solutions. Let these words be understood:
Jerusalem will always be the Capital of the Jewish nation

12/6/17

The rising social movement sweeping Trump to become President
‘Though labeled ultra nationalists, they’re really anti globalists
Beginnings of retrenchment from the current one-world sentiment
That will, for many years to come influence world politics

We see our democratic norms up ended by Republicans
With Trump’s clear violations overlooked, ignored, excused
We see a hated tax bill rammed through House and Senate sans
Traditional procedures that the leadership refused

We see the President endorse a child-molesting candidate
The RNC then followed suit endorsing him as well
He’s running for the Senate that will need his vote to legislate
The end outweighs the means, Me first! The rest can go to Hell

I’m not a prophet, nor one’s son; I see that which I see
The Trumpian phenomenon is not a true black swan
But, rather it’s the harbinger of future times to be
It may take decades of this trend before we see it gone

12/5/17

Barnum, Bailey step aside
You’re being upstaged from inside
The DC beltway where resides
The Presidential Carnival

The White House and the Congress vie
In efforts ludicrous they try
It’s funny such to make one cry
The acts within the Carnival

Ring Master Trump is center stage
His tweets have made the news, front page
Admitting crime in fits of rage
It happened in the Carnival

Trump’s legal clowns, John Dowd, Ty Cobb:
Dowd said he did the twitter job
Not Trump. ‘Twas his mistake; oh sob
No truth within the Carnival

And Cobb said ‘twill be over soon
It must have been the super moon
A fantasy, a loony tune
Sooth saying in the Carnival

Congress partway passed a bill
On taxes ‘gainst the people’s will
And no one’s even read the bill
A side show of the Carnival

And then there’s NK’s Kim Jong-un
Who, trading insults with Trumpoon
He threatens nuclear typhoons
Then poof!, there’s no more Carnival

12/4/17

This title may an oxymoron be
But think what must be churning in Trump’s mind
His former confident has copped a plea
To keep his son and self from bars behind

Trump knows precisely what Flynn’s all about
What Flynn has told, will tell the Mueller team
I doubt Trump’s told the whole to Cobb and Dowd
His lawyers for defense, so it would seem

They mollify their boss with rosy news
The probe will end before this year is gone
They are the only ones who state this view
But Trump’s aware this probe will carry on

He must discredit what Mike Flynn will tell
Since Mueller now will have the full details
He must cast doubt on Mueller’s work as well
To keep his kids from ending up in jail

Trump knows for what he’s done, he’d be impeached
If even half of it is brought to light
He could, with Mueller, an agreement reach
To spare his kids, upon which he’d resign

12/03/17

 

Conjecturing about Mike Flynn
The heated water that he’s in
It’s hard to know where to begin
Perhaps his military days

He was a three-star general
Respected up and down as well
Then suddenly, the way they tell
He seemed to turn to angry ways

The Army’s counter-terror plan
Flynn shaped while in Afghanistan
Obama felt he was the man
To head the nation’s DIA

It isn’t clear what did take place
Obama did a reverse face
And fired Flynn, a fall from grace
Advising Trump to stay away

On discharge Flynn hooked with the Russians
Putin’s puppet, my suspicion
Giving lectures on commission
Raking in good pay

Mike Flynn had been a Democrat
But leaving Russia, coming back
Not having known Trump before that
He joined the Trump parade

Outside his family Trump relied
On Michael Flynn for his advice
And loyalty there at his side
He knew just what to say

Good soldier, Mike did as was told
On making Russian deals unfold
And putting scruples such on hold
But now he rues the day

In talking to the FBI
He knew they knew, but still he lied
Trump’s role in this he had to hide
Trump’s sons, the Vice, their play

The game is up, he took the plea
He will tell all he’s heard and seen
His conscience finally will be clean
And anger melt away

12/2/17

It’s a day you should remember, this December day the first
It’s the day that Michael Flynn has pleaded guilty of his lying
And today saw Mitch McConnell jam his tax bill, clearly worst
For the Senate dumb and blind about this bill to now be passing

Among the myriad of crimes we know that Michael Flynn committed
His lying to the Bureau is beyond their toleration
He plea-bargained that offense to which he readily admitted
And now he is an open book; Trump’s headed for damnation

Meanwhile the Senate’s struggling to learn what’s in the bill
Four hundred pages eighty just released quite late this evening
They want to pass it yet tonight and true they likely will
With all Republicans but one in ignorance approving

For Trump and for Republicans this marks beginning of the end
The truth will out on Trump’s obstruction, hiding all his Russian ties
And Reps will suffer from their voters, back to home their Reps they’ll send
A day to be remembered, looking back from future times

12/1/17

Steven Mnuchin, the Sec. of Dep. Treasury
Claimed that his people were spending great energy
Proving the tax bill would pay for itself
It taxes the poor to improve donors’ wealth

This windfall the companies thus would receive
Would help grow their business and boost GDP
Which brings in more taxes that pays down the debt
Historically trickle-down hasn’t worked yet

Consumer spending’s what drives GDP
For middle-class workers their taxes increase
They’ll have less to spend; GDP may decrease
Well over a trillion our debt would increase

As it turns out no such study was done
Since Treasury’s analysts came up with none
McConnell was furious once he found out
A win on the tax bill was cast into doubt

McConnell may still have some tricks up his sleeve
We’ll know more tomorrow, meanwhile a reprieve
This bill is the meanest monstrosity yet
It’s one that the voters will never forget

11/30/17