COCKROACHES

 

The State Department staffer
Who took part in the Capitol assault
Says his cell has cockroaches
The judge said sorry ‘bout that
The judge got no heart

REPUBLICANS OPPOSE TO DEMOCRACY

 

Republicans want to make it
More difficult to vote
Instead of fighting that battle
Dems should go for the throat
 
Whatever the requirements
Focus on getting out the vote
Concentrate on moving voters to the polls
Provide bikes, organize caravans, rent trains
Get every Richard, Susan, Betty
On the voting rolls

NO MARCH 4 INAUGURAL

 

Well, no March 4 inaugural
QAnon has let us down
Could it actually be
That the outfit is just a clown?

RIOTERS COMMUNICATING WITH CONGRESS?

 

CNN reports
Some members of Congress
May have been communicating with rioters
As the latter charged the Capitol
Maybe confirming targets with insiders?

SOCIAL MEDIA MADNESS

 

QAnon says March 4
Will be the Hoax’s resurrection day
He will reappear at the White House
And he will come to stay
 
Being threatened by whackos
Living an online fantasy
Is that where social media
Is leading our history?

FABRICATION VACCINE NEEDED

 

A vaccine is needed
To control the fabrication disease
Running rampant through
The Republican House of Sleaze
 
As for the source of the pandemic
One suspect certainly is
The Odious Orange Outrage
Dropping falsehoods right and left
As he waddles across the stage

THOSE COWARDLY JUSTICES

 

In his tirade at CPAC
The Orange Hoax attacked the Supreme Court
Suggesting the Justices were cowards
For not protecting his Presidential fort
 
Yes, it must be
In the Constitution somewhere
That the Supreme Court should
Kowtow to the Orange Bear

SAME OL' HOAX

 

He’s back in the groove
The same ol’ groove
A victim of many injustices
None of which
He attempted to prove
 
The lowest common denominator
Cheered him ecstatically
Most thinking citizens
Turned from Fox quickly

THE GOLDEN HOAX

 

CPAC has rolled in
A six-foot sculpture of gold
The subject is the Golden Hoax
The purpose is to worship him
So he won’t crawl back in his hole

CPAC = QANON?

 

The attendees of CPAC
Are definitely the Hoax’s party
In fact many of them
Are seriously QAnon hardy
 
How many political parties
Will be contesting the 2024 election?
The number of just two would seem
A very optimistic prediction

MITCH IS MAKING US DIZZY

 

Mitch says he’ll support
The Odious Orange Outrage
If the Outrage is the Republican candidate
On the 2024 stage
 
For an old codger
Mitch is certainly in control
Fake left, fake right
Then drive to the hole

REPUBLICAN PARTY MORPHS RIGHT

 

The Republican Party is morphing into
It’s radical far-right fringe
The party is becoming
Seriously severely unhinged

THANKS WISCONSIN

 

Wisconsin has given us
A real dingbat
Senator Ron Johnson
Far too much ear fat
 
Nancy Pelosi responsible
For storming the Capitol?
Yeah, that makes sense
She wanted her office cleaned
So she called in the rabble

VOTER SUPPRESSION

 

CPAC’s upcoming meeting
Will spend time on voter suppression
After all, how can conservatives retain power
If they don’t curtail voter participation?

EMERGING FROM HIBERNATION

 

The Hoax will emerge from hibernation
At the CPAC gaggle next Sunday
Wonder how many times he’ll mention
That he is the victim of a stolen election

LINDSEY, HOW’S IT GOING?

 

So how’s the Mar-a-Lago
Pilgrimage going, Lindsey?
You getting the Hoax in line?
You getting him straightened out?
Or is he messing with your mind?
 
You don’t have a good history
Of dealing with the Orange Outrage
One day you’re with him
The next day on a different page

LINDSEY MAKES PILGRIMAGE

 

Lindsey Graham makes a pilgrimage
To Mar-a-Lago
To try restraining the Orange Hoax
From being a complete Ahole
 
Good luck with that, Lindsey
And while you’re at it
Why don’t you stop pirouetting
Like a complete twit

TED GOES TO CANCUN

 

A blizzard hit Texas
Power out, hyperthermia
Senator Cruz took action
As the citizens are suffering
He headed to Cancun for vacation

OUT OF HIBERNATION

 

The Odious Orange Outrage
Is coming out of hibernation
Has he got any chance at all
Of repairing his reputation
So that more than just
The lowest common denominator
Pay him any attention?

ORANGE HOAX ATTACKS MITCH

 

In a viscous personal tirade
The Orange Hoax unloaded on Mitch
In response to Mitch’s unloading
On the Orange Witch
 
Thus the fight for the soul
Of the GOP steps up a notch
This could go on for months
This kicking each other in the crotch

PRESIDENTS DAY

 

The nation has had winners
And losers
And sinners
And boozers
 
And then there’s the Orange Hoax
Evidence that the Almighty
Is capable of nasty jokes

GOP NEEDS NEW NAME

 

Repuglycans, Trumplicans
Time to rename the Republican Party
Certainly it’s no longer the party of Lincoln
It has acquired far too much moral depravity
 
Honorable Conservatism has largely been squelched
What’s left are spineless politicians
Increasingly cowering before a radical base
Whose members perceive themselves as victims

With a shoutout to CC

McCONNELL ROASTS TRUMP

 

Mitch demolished the Orange Hoax
Verbally destroying him
Ran him up a tree
And sawed off his limb
 
But, you asked
He voted to acquit
If he felt so strongly
Why didn’t he find guilt?
 
Good question, and his answers were
Unsatisfactory at best
He just rambled on and on
On a technicality quest
 
The important question is
Will other Republicans come forward
With repudiations of the Hoax
Or will they cower in the corner
Deflecting inquiries with jokes?

HOW IS HE NOT GUILTY?

 

The evidence is
The Orange Hoax incited an insurrection
Against one of the three co-equal branches
Of the Federal Government organization
 
And then he refused
Over a period of hours
To send help to the Capitol
To exercise his Presidential powers

DEMS MAKE CASE

 

The Dems have made their case
But compelling as it is
It’s probably not enough
The Republicans need only say
“Acquit, or the base
Will crush your stuff”

AN AMERICAN NADIR

The violence in America’s core
Is what the Orange Hoax found
Armed with social media
He sought to take the nation down
 
He sent a mob to the Capitol
To overturn an election
Simply because he
Cannot stand rejection

HELLUVA LEGAL TEAM

 

Helluva legal team
The Orange Hoax has got
They’re on top
Cream of the crop
Hot to trot
Giving their best shot
 
But it’s all unnecessary
Because most Republican Senators
Wouldn’t convict the Orange Outrage
If he personally shot people
In broad daylight
On a public stage

FIGHT LIKE HELL

 

According to the Hoax’s defense
“Fight Like Hell” was protected speech
Just because some loons
Took him literally
Does not mean he
Has any responsibility

TALKING TRASH

 

Super Bowl Sunday
Who’s playing, you ask?
All I know is
The Hoax and Marjorie
Are talking lotta trash
 
The Hoax’s big week
Is about to start
Maybe Marjorie will help out
After all she seems pretty smart

ONCE AGAIN

 

Once again (and for the first time
In American history) the Orange Hoax has
An impeachment tryst
Fortunately for him
Enough Trumplicans exist
To likely ensure
He avoids the guilty fist

TRUMP’S PARTY

 

When asked whose party it was
Marjorie said emphatically, “Trump’s”
So there it is Republicans
Better get to Mar-a-Lago
And take your lumps

POOR MARJORIE

 

The Dems weren’t buying
Marjorie’s explanation
They view her
As a Congressional aberration
 
Republicans weren’t anxious
To aggravate their base
So they forced the Dems
To set the pace

MARJORIE AND KEVIN

 

Marjorie and Kevin
Had a meeting
Marjorie emerged with a sly grin
Kevin was on the floor
A bloody bruise on his chin

DOES EVERYONE NEED STIMULUS?

 

The Biden Administration
Is considering legislation
That would widely disburse money
Which is nice
But those not in need
Really shouldn’t get any
 
Fiscal responsibility
Has rarely been
A Democratic foundation
This could be a moment
For the party to reject
The urge to provide unnecessary gratification

HAVE A SPARE BACKBONE?

 

Backbone deficient Kevin McCarthy
What’s he gonna do?
The Marjorie Taylor Greene thing
Is becoming quite a stew
Kevin might have to make a tough decision
Something he tries to eschew

PROFILES IN COWARDICE

 

Many Republicans can’t stop defending
Their corrupt lying former leader
They’re afraid to call him what he is
A topnotch political huckster
 
Much of the party has become
Anti-intellectualism personified
Flavored with a dash of bigotry
And distorted patriotic pride

GAMESTOCK

 

Bought me some GameStock
Made a million in a day
But it was just funny money
So now I no longer play
 
Didn’t quite understand
What was going on
But got the impression
I did not belong

MTG

 

Marjorie Taylor Greene
Quite a piece of work
Wants to off various leftists
Apparently sees it as a job perk

TODAY’S RADICALS

 

The nation survived
The left radicals of yesterday
Can it survive
The right radicals of today?
 
At least the Sixties’ guys and gals
Were mostly motivated by principles
And they never assaulted the Capitol and Congress
The right radicals of today
Seem motivated mostly by violence and lawlessness
And evidence few restraints on their madness

MAKE THE CASE FOR HISTORY

 

Senate Republicans are unlikely to convict
The Odious Orange Travesty
So the Dems’ goal should be
Making a case for history
When future generations look back
They should simply conclude
The Trumplicans were a cowardly pack

CRYBABY NATION

 

Social media has created
A crybaby nation within the nation
Complaining, whining
Threatening, fabricating
But from rational discourse disdaining

UNITY VS. LYNCH MOB MENTALITY

Many Republicans are arguing
Don’t impeach the Orange Hoax because
It will hurt national unity
Quite a one-eighty
From a few weeks ago
When they were displaying
A lynch mob mentality

NEEDED: REPUBLICANS WITH SPINES

 

A Trump impeachment conviction
Is probably a fiction
Needed are at least
Seventeen Republican Senators
Each with a spine
And that many will be
Darn hard to find

WEIRD PEOPLE

 

The more video we see of the riot crowd
The more the conclusion becomes
There were very few sane citizens
But a lot of really weird ones

IMPEACHMENT AGAIN?

 

Impeachment?
Does anyone now care?
And what was that clown’s name
Who so roused our ire?

WHIPLASH KEVIN

Kevin McCarthy is getting whiplash
For the Jan. 6 insurrection
He said the Orange Hoax bore responsibility
But now he says the Hoax did not
Provoke criminal activity
 
Hey Kevin, go easy buddy
Jerk your head around too many times
You might permanently contort your neck
And that ain’t funny

WELCOMED VOID

 

A void has entered our lives
But that’s not such a bad thing
Because the void replaces
An acute national pain

HE STARTED NO WARS?

 

The Odious Orange Wannabe Emperor
Provided the nation
A farewell video
That was a boring occasion
 
The tone lacked his usual
Flair and belligerence
And there were only a few lies
In the deliverance
 
He attempted some
Self-congratulation
But considering his recent conduct
It was a pathetic dissertation
 
And he said
He had started no wars
But how about the assault
On Congress’ halls?

GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARDS

So the big question is
Who’s gonna get clemencies?
Common crooks, political allies
Sex offenders, White House deputies?
 
As the final hours tick by
What is the Orange Hoax’s preoccupation?
Apparently the size of the crowd at the
Joint Base Andrews farewell embarkation
 
The Hoax’s arrival at Mar-a-Lago
Will likely coincide
With the arrival of more subpoenas
Than dead fish on a flood tide

THREE DAYS TO GO

 

The Orange Hoax is keeping
A pretty low profile
Relying on his militias
To turn up the violence dial
 
What are the goals
Of the far-right wing?
Most likely blood, chaos
And an exciting little fling
 
Meanwhile sane Americans
Are going about their business
Hoping to return
To a period of peacefulness

TWENTY-ONE GUN SALUTE

The outgoing Wannabe Emperor
Is planning for himself
A ceremonial exit
Celebrating all his great stuff
 
The exit just might include
A twenty-one gun salute
Which presents an opportunity
For more fun than just a big shoot
 
If the military wanted
To play a little joke
It could replace shells that go BANG
With shells that just exude smoke
 
That of course would make
The Orange Hoax very irate
All the more reason
To put the option on the plate

 

FIVE DAYS TO GO

 

Five days to go
One last weekend
And then the Orange Hoax
Is done and around the bend
 
The chaos, ineptitude, and hostility
That he leaves behind
Will likely haunt the nation
For a considerable time
 
The major components of his legacy
Are a polarized nation
A broken Republican party
And far-right terrorists
Primed for insurgency
 
Indeed the number of Americans
Addicted through the Internet
To far-right absurdities
Makes you really sweat

“PROTECTED SPEECH”

 

The Orange Hoax’s legal position
Is that inciting a mob to insurrection
Is just protected speech
Not requiring criminal consideration
 
Under this theory
Inflammatory words don’t matter
They are no more than
Idle political chatter
 
What will the next few days
Bring to the nation
Widespread armed mob violence?
Or a measure of reconciliation?

IMPEACHMENT II

 

Wow!
What a President
He’s been impeached twice
A first for a White House resident
 
Naturally most Republicans
Were opposed to the action
But a minority saw
That their party was in traction
 
Unable to accept
That their leader was a fraud
A narcissistic buffoon
A loud mouth blowhard
 
What is the future
Of the Republican brand?
As an intellectual endeavor
It appears buried in the sand

LOONIES

 

The attack last week
Instigated by the Orange Hoax
On the legislative branch
Was at one level no joke
 
And the exuberant reaction
In far-right communities
Has opened many eyes
To the danger of these loonies
 
The extremists apparently desire
An armed takeover
Of the American government
And for the nation itself
A complete ideological makeover
 
Or maybe they were just
And over-enthusiastic bunch
Having a little fun
After a DC street-vendor lunch

THE HOAX’S MILITIA

 

The Odious Orange Wannabe Emperor’s militia
Is threatening democracy
The members find warmth and comfort
In an autocracy
Too bad they weren’t around
For Mussolini
 
Excited by harsh rhetoric
Fueled by social media
Paranoid in the extreme
All contribute to a volatile dangerous militia
 
Meanwhile the Wannabe Emperor
Has gone to ground
He communicates mostly with himself
The poor thing’s mood is really down

WACKO MENAGERIE

 

A sizeable portion of the base
Of the Grand Old Party
Appears to be
A far-right wacko menagerie
 
That portion was represented
On January 6 at the Capitol
A comedic group of buffoons
Mixed with many a violent bad apple
 
Does the rational portion
Of the Grand Old Party
Have the moral fiber
To reestablish propriety?
 
Or after more than a century and a half
Is the GOP
Destined for the dustbins

Reserved for failures in history?

THE DRAMA CONTINUES

 

Will he resign, be impeached
Or go the 25th Amendment route?
He lives for the chaos
So resignation is probably out
 
Ten days is sufficient time
For at least one more insurrection
Hopefully security will be better
For the next round of devastation
 
The far right in the nation
Has shown itself to be
As big a threat as foreign actors
To our democracy
 
American exceptionalism
Has been called into question
By hoodlums, bullies, and thugs
Egged on by a narcissistic abomination

ORANGE HOAX SENDS HIS REGRETS

 

The Orange Hoax won’t attend
Joe Biden’s inauguration
Certainly few will miss
The bloviating abomination
 
And his absence will ensure
The ceremony won’t be interrupted
By delivery of post-president subpoenas
He will soon be getting by the score
 
Looks like the House
Might pass an impeachment resolution
Could the Senate manage a speedy trial?
Is the uncertain question
 
But just putting
The Odious Orange Hoax on notice
Might remind him that
His days are numbered as Potus

APPROPRIATE PUNISHMENT

 

Our long national nightmare
Is almost done
Thirteen days to go
And then no more fun
 
Enough time for impeachment?
Or the 25th Amendment?
A more feasible penalty
Might be an informal confinement
 
Take away his golf clubs
Put him in Camp David’s wood
Unplug his TV
Bury his twitter under the hood
 
Put his toilet on weak flush
His shower on drip
Limit his diet to green veggies
And spicy hot Cajun dip

“LET’S GET BACK TO WORK”

 

The Odious Orange Wannabe Emperor
Incited not just a riot
But an insurrection
His mob attacked
The Capitol, Congress, the nation
 
A mob breaching the Capitol
Was a first in American history*
Thank you tRump for this contribution
To the American story
 
After the Capitol was retaken
VP Pence directed
“Let’s get back to work”
And so Americans the mob rejected
 
*British troops did so in the War of 1812.

MIKE PENCE ON THE HOT SEAT

Mike Pence is on the hot seat
According to the law and Constitution
He has a pro forma role
In accepting the results of the election
 
But the Orange Hoax seems to think
Mike has the authority
To change the Electoral College results
And extend the Emperor’s autocracy
 
So will sycophantic Mike
Continue pleasing the Boss?
Or will he do what’s right and say
"Sorry Boss, but you lost"?

SAD OLD PARTY

 

The Sad Old Party
Is having a problem
It went way overboard
In accommodating the Orange Goblin
 
Some of its members
Are still trying to please
The Odious Orange Outrage
Who’s the epitome of sleaze
 
A thought to Cruz
Hawley and pals
When you tie your future to a loser
You might need some crying towels

FIND 11,780 VOTES, OR ELSE

 

The Orange Hoax and Mark Meadows
Tried to bully
The Georgia Secretary of State
Into changing the vote tally
 
The hour-long conversation
Was caught on tape
How will the Trumplicans
Defend the sleazy Orange Ape?
 
Will Cruz, Hawley, and company
Continue with their plan
To disrupt the vote certification
Law, morality, and ethics be damn?

COUNT THE VOTES AGAIN?

 

Trumplican Senators and Representatives
Want to count the votes once more
To satisfy their base
And just maybe change the score
 
Their hostility to American democracy
Is feeding the appetite
Of loonies, malcontents, and subversives
On the far right
 
What is troubling to many Americans
Is the large number of people
Who apparently think the Orange Hoax
Is not a lying cheating weasel

VETO OVERRIDEN

 

The Senate has joined the House
In overriding the Orange Hoax’s veto
Of the National Defense Authorization Act
So no thanks to the Hoax
The military is good to go
 
Thirteen Senators stuck with the Hoax
Some on the left, some on the right
Of course Josh Hawley was among them
His eyes fixed on 2024 real tight
 
Rounding the final turn
Nineteen days to go
And then we’re stuck
With boring ol’ Joe
 
Nineteen days could be
A darn long time
Depending on how much damage to the nation
The Orange Hoax has on his mind