ON TO THE SENATE

 

The deficit deal survived the House
In spite of apocalyptic rhetoric
Now on to the Senate where
The exaggerations might be less plethoric
 
Meanwhile, Republican presidential wannabes
Are beginning to trickle in
The more the merrier as they say
So let the fun begin

DEBT DEAL INCHING ALONG

 

Joe’s and Kevin’s debt deal has survived
The scrutiny of the House Rules Committee
Next stop the House floor
Where the rhetoric will likely get nasty
 
Speaking of nasty
Russia and Ukraine
Appear to be trading drones
Russia getting some of its own medicine
How long can Putin remain?

FORGET THE SILENT MAJORITY

 

Ron DeSantis is running
An anti-middle ground campaign
No compromise, no broad appeal
Just circle the whacko wagons
And take aim

DEAL IN “PRINCIPLE”

 

Joe and Kevin reached a deficit deal
But the my-way or the highway extremists
Of each political party
Are not happy campers
And could get quite rowdy
 
Some say that’s just
Democracy in action
To others, however
It’s more like democracy in traction
 
In any case, getting the deal
Through a cantankerous Congress
Is not yet done
So uncertainty still shrouds the process

IS THE HOAX REMINISCING?

 

Memorial Day weekend
And down in Mar-a-Lago
Wonder if the Orange Hoax is reminiscing
About how bone spurs and Daddy’s money
Kept him from giving the military a go

DEBT LIMIT, THE MARKETS’ VIEW

 

Will there be a resolution
To the debt-limit imbroglio?
The markets on Friday
Seemed to think so
The Dow was up 328 points
That’s a whopping amount of dough
 
And that was prior to
A three-day weekend for a holiday
If resolution news turns sour in that period
Expect a market collapse come Tuesday

HOLIDAY TAKES PRECEDENCE

 

The debt-limit crisis looms
So what do Congressional Republicans do?
Threaten home for the holidays
Maybe take the kids to the zoo
 
If the situation is not resolved
Congressional paychecks would still be there
If some social security recipients

Have to miss a meal
Not the Republicans problem
No big deal

KICKED WHERE IT HURTS

 

Ron DeSantis announced on Twitter
His candidacy for President of the nation
Then Elon Musk kicked him where it hurts
With a technical-glitch presentation
 
Meanwhile, the nation is facing a crisis
For almost a month
Colbert, Fallon, Kimmel
Have been all but invisible
Something about a writer’s contract kerfuffle
This crisis is much more pivotal
Than the politically contrived debt-limit debacle
 
Sanity of the citizenry depends
On the calming effect of humor
Without those late-night jokes
The danger increases of a national brain tumor

A SANCTUARY FOR VLADIMIR

 

Putin’s still around
Hasn’t yet been run out of town
If he is maybe the Orange Hoax
Could give his buddy sanctuary
In the Mar-a-Lago compound
 
Meanwhile, Elon Musk and Ron DeSantis
Are getting together on Twitter
A perfect place for two weird dudes
Who aren’t the pick of the litter

JOKES ON US

 

Biden or McCarthy
Who’s gonna blink
Maybe it will
Just be a wink
As in we were just funning
Now let’s all have a drink

SHOOTING ITSELF IN THE FOOT

 

America takes aim at its foot
Will it pull the trigger?
Or will some degree of sanity
Prevail over rampant idiocy?
 
The deficit standoff is certainly
Not bringing out the nation’s best
Instead, ideology hard liners
Are pounding their pathetic chest

STATE LEGISLATORS ATTACK THE CLOCK

 

Grouchy old guys
Some old in mind and body
Some just old mentally
Are trying to turn back the clock
In far too many states
As a remedy
For the ills they perceive
In modern society
 
Hence, they are seeking to restore
Despite the will of the majority
The anti-abortion laws
Of the early 20th Century

ZELENSKY GOES TO G7

 

Vladimir Putin is PO’d
While he’s confined to Russia
Zelensky is traversing the world
Next stop the G7 meeting in Hiroshima
 
So watcha gonna do, Vladimir?
Destroy some more cities
Slaughter some more kids
You’re running out of atrocities

TIT FOR TAT

 

Mickey, Donald, and Goofy
Scrap a billion dollar Florida investment
And two thousand new jobs
Thus saying to DeSantis
“You don’t like us, Ron?
Then we will take our money and run”
 
So as Ron’s about to announce
A run for the Presidency
Mickey, Donald, and Goofy
May be looking for a friendlier residency

CHEW GUM AND WALK

 

George Santos said
He could chew gum and walk
At the same time
OK George,
There’s a line on the floor
While chewing your gum
Why don’t you follow the line
Out the door?
 
Meanwhile, classified documents may yet
Be the Orange Hoax’s downfall
Recently released records show the Hoax
Was fully informed about
Declassification protocol
Which did not include
A Presidential mental option at all

CRANKY OR CRANKYAI?

 

Who’s writing this verse?
Is it Cranky?
Or CrankyAI?
If the verse is lousy, it’s likely Cranky
If the verse is good, CrankyAI is likely the guy
 
Maybe Cranky needs to cede the limelight
To his more unfettered competition
And find a new occupation
Possibly social media influencer
Maybe he could attract a female following
With video of him as a prancing aging dancer

RAHM-SAN, OUR MAN IN JAPAN

 

Who woulda’ thunk that
Firebrand, four-letter-word Rahm Emanuel
Former White House Chief of Staff
And Mayor of Chicago
Would as U.S. Ambassador to Japan
Put on an exemplary show
 
Yet according to
A Washington Post profile
Rahm-san
Is a man
The Japanese mostly think is grand
One who works hard
And is not reluctant to take a stand

TOMMY TAKES ON THE MILITARY

 

Alabama’s gift to the nation
Senator Tommy Tuberville
Has concluded the U.S. Military
Is anti-white nationalists
Therefore Tommy is treating the Military
As an adversary
 
Tommy has put a hold
On high rank promotions
Until the Defense Department agrees
With his stance against abortions
 
Tommy’s life experience
Has been football
Which apparently has left him with
Knowledge of little else and
An attitude of winner-take-all

WHERE’S THE SURGE?

 

Republicans are disappointed
The predicted border surge
About which they fantasize
And that they hope tie to Joe
Has yet to materialize
 
Maybe the Orange Hoax
Is responsible for the situation
Potential migrants might have concerns
About becoming a resident
Of a country capable of installing
The Orange Hoax as its President

PREVARICATING DEMAGOGIC ORATORY (PDO)

 

CNN inadvertently sponsored
An Orange Hoax rally
That was promoted as a town hall
The audience was dominated by MAGA faithful
Who enthusiastically had a ball
 
It was American carnage
In all its glory
Showing how low some people can sink
When subject to prevaricating demagogic oratory
 
Let’s hope they’re just
A minority of the population
If they are the majority
America is indeed in deterioration

POOR GEORGE

 

Poor George Santos
Subject of a witch hunt
Criminally indicted just because
His financial activities weren’t upfront
 
Kevin McCarthy is still
A bit in George’s corner
A cynic might say just because
The loss of a few votes
Would render Kevin’s Speakership a goner

VISION OF AMERICAN CARNAGE

 

The CNN townhall Wednesday
Showed the Orange Hoax at his finest
Which is as the epitome

Of American carnage
Hemming, hawing, obfuscating, prevaricating
Agitating, suffocating, alienating
Not relinquishing the floor
Bullying, dominating, fear-mongering
 
America, do you really want this clown
Back on Pennsylvania Avenue?
How low we would be going
To reinstate his chaotic zoo

BIG NEWS DAY

 

Quite a news day
The Orange Hoax is out five million
     And is officially a sexual abuser
George Santos will be criminally indicted
     But he’ll probably avoid the slammer
Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk
     Are buddying up on Twitter
Putin’s Victory Day celebration was pathetic
     A one-tank loser
And Joe met with Congressional leaders
     The gathering was apparently a snoozer

DEFICIT? NO BIG DEAL

 

The first priority for neither party
Is budget balancing
(Clinton had the last balanced budgets)
For Dems, first comes the spending
For the GOP, number one is tax cutting
 
Meanwhile, the nation meanders along
Increasing the national debt
While whistling a happy song
 
Will the piper ever
Have to be paid?
Few are asking that question
Too easy to maintain the all’s well charade

AR-15 GOD STRIKES AGAIN

 

Another AR-15-style
Does its stuff
And what does the gun lobby say?
That’s just tough
 
Americans have a Constitutional right
(Never mind the murky wording)
To arm themselves to excess
So there’s collateral damage?
That’s the price of freedom’s success

KING CHARLIE

 

Charlie is finally King
Mom just wouldn’t leave town
But now she’s gone
And Charlie has the crown
 
An American who is envious
Of the Brits’ Monarchy
Is the Odious Orange Hoax
A King for Life wannabe

KNOW YOUR GENDER

 

What’s your gender identity?
If you’re in Florida
You’d better know
Entering the wrong bathroom for urination
Could result in criminal incarceration
 
If you’re uncertain about your gender identity
Gov DeSantis and the Florida legislature
Are on the case
Perhaps an Office of What Am I
Could provide an AI interface

LOOKING FOR DONOR

 

Put in a call to Clarence
Seeking advice on finding a donor
For grandkids’ college tuition
Should have thought of that sooner
 
Haven’t heard back yet
But expect a call soon
Just know Clarence will be helpful
In my quest for a golden spoon

THE ORANGE HOAX, HE-MAN

 

Recently a Conservative Pundit
Argued Dems were cowered by
The Orange Hoax’s masculinity
An assertion hard to deny
 
Afterall, who could be more masculine
Than a pudgy-boy fatty
With fake orange hair
Jowls resembling a toad’s
Skin a weird hue and ratty

NO LATE NIGHT!?

 

What, no late night talk shows!?
No Fallon, Kimmel, Colbert?
Where we gonna get the humor
To deal with the daily political dirt?
 
Meanwhile, if the economy goes belly up
Who will the voters blame?
Republicans or Joe Biden?
At who will the voters’ ire take aim?

MAGAS LICKING THEIR CHOPS

 

Hard-right Congressional Republicans
Apparently want a debt default
Nothing like financial chaos to bring
Economic activity to a halt
 
Allowing them to sit back and watch
The carnage that ensues
Entertainment like that
Is certain to amuse