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I certainly welcome the Mueller appointment
Who answers to Rosenstein; Trump’s not involved
With years of experience in this department
He’s honest, he’s thorough, he works with resolve

Supporters of Trump are denouncing this move
Trump says it’s a witch hunt, some say it’s a coup
I wonder what they all expect it to prove
In any case I say it’s long overdue

With Mueller in charge don’t expect any leaks
No public announcements, no progress reports
He runs a tight ship; he takes care when he speaks
His conclusions when done will survive any court

I expect this may take up to six months or more
During which Trump might suffer from increasing stress
And become more erratic than he’s been before
Just what he might do becomes anyone’s guess

What now constitutes an impeachable crime
Is somewhat uncertain, each Chamber decides
Republican leadership seems to be blind
Justice, with Mueller may yet be denied

 

All code-word data are sensitive stuff
It’s data that can’t be restricted too much
In this case it came from a close allied source
Not to be shared with the Russians, of course

Trump has the authority, no question there
He can say what he wants any time, any where
The questions are discipline, judgement and trust
Trump’s simply unfit, and to oust him we must

It is Comey’s practice to draft up a memo
Of key conversations, and send to his fellow
Top agents in order to cover his rear
One meeting with Trump happened early this year

In it Trump asked him to drop the Flynn probe
And Comey’s response was respectfully, “no”
Presuming this memo’s recounting is true
As “smoking revolver” this clearly will do

So, we have a President, clearly unfit,
Sufficient evidence, him to unseat,
But not yet the will among those in the House
It’ll still be a while before we get him out

5/17/17

 

Mothers really are special politically so
Of course, in addition to all other ways
The motherhood pedestal’s up there, you know,
But what of real mothers on this Mother’s Day?

Real mothers and also real mothers to be
Must cope with the real world that’s not always kind
Health care that’s affordable, clinics to see
Child care while she’s working – these are oft hard to find

It appears that Republicans don’t seem to care
About mothers or children, their health and well-being
When they cut from their funding large sums that were there
For such mothers and children, their future denying

This is also short sighted added to its faults other
Since America’s future is this new generation
Whose young outlook on life largely came from their mothers
Given GOP leaders I’m concerned for the nation

5/14/17

 

I was questioned today: just how long will Trump last?
The question’s a good one in light of events
Most difficult questions are easy to ask
On this my emotions I’m most prone vent

But serious thought says two thousand nineteen
The year after mid-terms: the price Reps will pay
For negligence over the conflicts we’ve seen
Of Trump and his cohorts where laws don’t hold sway

The GOP leadership’s circled the wagons
Around Donald Trump, right or wrong, good or bad
No matter his actions, no matter his bragging
As long as he’ll sign legislation they have

As Trump keeps on fumbling into next year
And scandals keep being uncovered all ’round
The Dems can sweep Congress that year, it is clear
Then Trump for his deeds will be held to account

5/13/17

 

Democrats in the Senate decided to strike
They ceased to partake of all Senate affairs
That is ’till Dep. Justice commissions the likes
Of a strong prosecutor, unbiased and fair

Meanwhile most Republicans are in denial
They publicly buy Donald Trump’s rationale
But unless they’re too dense to decipher Trump’s guile
They privately know he’s protecting his tail

They’ve sworn to uphold Constitutional law
Yet suffer his gross violations unfazed
Especially the leadership, for their own cause
They know what Trump’s doing but lower their gaze

Deep down they must know Trump’s obstructing this probe
He knows ’twill eventually prove that he’s guilty
Of long-term collusion with Russia in hopes
That with their support, ‘President’ might be likely

Hats off to the Senators making a fuss
I hope they continue ’till they have success
We need resolution, results we can trust
Without it what happens is anyone’s guess

5/11/17

 

Well, just when you think Trump could never do worse
Do worse for himself than he’s already done
He pulls off a stunt that will work in reverse
Ensuring those probes of collusion stay on

A new prosecutor will now be required
Since Trump demonstrated obstructional goals
His Trumped-up excuses to get Comey fired
Reveal his real panic, deep digging his hole

Each day it is clearer that Trump is concealing
Activities he and his stooges partook of
Collusion with Russia his acts are revealing
But firing Comey has everyone shook up

So far it’s the dumbest thing Trump’s ever tried
Trump’s starting to dig his political grave
Even Republicans cannot abide
Afraid they’ll go down with him; nothing will save

5/9/17

I will be on travel for the next couple weeks so my contributions may be a bit sporadic.

The Hearing

The Intel Committee of our great Upper House
Conducted a hearing, ’twas live on TV
It featured two witnesses who, there’s no doubt
Gave Trump cause to worry, their testimony

The Honorable James Clapper the former DNI
The Honorable Ms Yates former Acting AG
Both acquitted self admirably though the panel tried
To sully decisions made responsibly

I’ll focus on Sally’s key statements so true
That told of the danger to the country Flynn was
When she told White House Counsel the terrible news
About Flynn and the Russians; they did nothing because …

And therein lies the question, why did Trump nothing do
Too, we learned that Trump hired Flynn to be NSA
Against advice from Obama, short of clearances too
Trump ignored Yate’s warnings for some thirteen more days

If it weren’t for some leaker to the Washington Post
Michael Flynn would remain NSA to this day
Why has Trump favored Flynn? On my mind uppermost
I’m suspecting the answer’s what I’m fearful to say

Michael Flynn is the lynchpin on collusion with Putin
He knows all of the dirt on this sordid affair
Trump needs Flynn as an ally, lest he does the Trump in
Flynn’s requested immunity, his soul he’d bare

But Republicans favor a drawn-out approach
They’re afraid that the President might not survive
Revelations of collusion. It would doom all their hopes
So they wear narrow blinders keeping Trump’s myth alive

5/8/17

 

‘Twas at the Boston library that’s named for J.F.K.
Obama was awarded the Profiles In Courage award
John Kennedy’s age, were he alive, a century today
The first year he was President, that’s when Barack was born

Obama’s speech was eloquent, a joy to hear him say
His central theme was courage like John Kennedy displayed
The courage, too, of Congressmen who passed the ACA
Who, knowing that they’d pay a price, still voted undismayed

He spoke of normal citizens, who do, in spite of fear
Take countless risks for all of us in unassuming ways
Our troops, our cops, our first responders, Peace Corps volunteers
The list goes on exemplifying courage every day

To cap his speech he counseled us on history’s jagged course
That progress is quite fragile, we must ever be involved
To make aware our politicians what they should endorse
And have the courage to be heard. Democracy evolves

5/8/17

 

This theme’s inspired by F. Zakaria, Newsmax news on line
Concerning Trump, his impact, how we’re viewed the world around
Trump’s lack of foreign policies, Trump’s flip-flops on a dime
Affect their local politics with right-groups gaining ground

In Mexico, L. Obrador, extreme right populist
His campaign has been anti-Trump, which gained him in the poles
From ten percent to thirty, giving him a likely win
In Mexico’s election next: the Trump Effect behold

Consider South Korea, there the Trump Effect is strong
Trump’s THAAD demands, agreement threats on South Korean trade
And Trump’s belligerence against the North, most see as wrong
Has bolstered left-wing Moon Jae-in who’s anti-Trump in spades

Trump’s nastiness against Iran, attacking the Agreement
Has jeopardized their President Rouhani; he’s the moderate
The list goes on; the Trump Effect, its downward sentiment
Will linger long past when Trump’s gone; ’twill be our future fate

5/6/17

 

It worked so well for Trump before, they’ve done it for Le Pen
The master Kremlin hackers, known around as Fancy Bear
The tactic used on Hillary, to hack her net and then
Release her data timely; it hit Macron unaware

On Sunday France will there elect their country’s President
The moderate Macron against Le Pen, extremely right
Her goal’s to leave the EU; NATO ties she, too, would rent
Her goals align with Putin’s who wants her to win this fight

The Russian hackers secretly were hacking Macron’s files
Throughout the past few months they gathered gigabits of stuff
To which they added news that’s fake and held it for a while
Until tonight, they dumped it leaving Macron in the buff

France has a blackout law the day before Election Day
No news or views pertaining to election can be cast
The timing of this data dump was just before the stay
Macron would have time, not enough to counter Putin’s blast

Beyond the fact of France’s role in NATO and EU
The fact that Russia hack-attacks all with impunity
And she continues to this day while we ignore her, too
I feel as though I’m living through some Faustian fantasy

5/5/17