LIKES

 

What’s not to like?
A social media site
That allows you to spread
Lies left and right
 
An advertising juggernaut
That has eliminated your privacy
That knows precisely how
To rattle your cage
In the name of lots of money

PARTISANSHIP AND THE GOP

 

Latest partisanship outrage
The GOP playing Russian Roulette
Among other games
With the national debt
 
The Party helped create it
Particularly during the Hoax’s years
Now it doesn’t want to help
Easing the nation’s fears

VERBAL LITTER

 

The Odious Orange Outrage
Wants back on Twitter
Just what we need
More verbal litter

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RECESS

 

Dems are hunkering down
Trying to find a compromise
The odds are not great
Which doesn’t take a genius to surmise

GOVERNING CHOICE

Which would you prefer
Running the country
A Democratic-controlled Congress
Which is a pretty dysfunctional body?
 
Or an autocratic President
With no ethics or morality
Whose actions include
significant criminality? 

THE REPUBLICAN HOPE

 

Democrats are hemming and hawing
Ruminating and obfuscating
Anything but
Actually legislating

SUNSET ON THE REPUBLICAN PARTY?

 

America has seen
Political parties falter
Federalists, Whigs, Know-Nothings
Are among those no longer
At the political altar
 
Are Republicans next?
Is their moment in the sun
Facing an expiration date
When they will be done?
 
Has the Odious Orange Outrage
Put them on the path
To exit the political stage?

DEMS, GROW UP!

 

The Democrats in Congress
Are determined to make a mess
They just can’t accept the gift
Of Republican distress
 
Now would be
The ideal occasion
To demonstrate rational governing
Rather than disorganization

QUACK LIKE A DUCK

 

The Orange Hoax says
Quack like a duck
Republicans squat and celebrate
Their good luck
 
For having such a leader
So intelligent and knowledgeable
To protect them from
Having to think beyond
What in their narrow worldview
Is all that’s possible

HERSCHEL AND THE HOAX

Herschel in the Senate
From the great state of Georgia
It’s what The Hoax wants
To get even with the established order

IDAHO

 

First trip since covid struck
Flew to Idaho
Which currently just happens to be
The center of the covid rodeo
 
Idahoans who have been vaxed
Are in the distinct minority
The majority are more motivated
By a don’t-tread-on-me mentality

ARMAGEDDON WAITING

 

Debt deadline approaching
Media panicking
Nancy nonchalanting
Mitch smirking

MITCH TO THE RESCUE, NOT

 

Republican first
American after that
That’s Mitch McConnell
The Kentucky vampire bat
 
He’s now trying to avoid
The federal debt issue
From which in years past
He turned to Dems for rescue

DEMOCRATS TAKE AIM AT FOOT

 

Democrats are taking aim
At their collective foot
Will they pull the trigger
And render that appendage caput?
 
Progressives versus moderates
They can’t seem to agree
On how much spending
Is required for political ecstasy
 
The Republican Party is
In danger of disintegrating
Do Democrats really want
To play copycatting?
 
Why can’t the Dems
Sit back and relax
While the GOP
Goes off the tracks?

GOVERNMENT DEBT ROLLER COASTER

 

Here we go again
The government debt roller coaster
Increase the deficit?
Raise the debt limit?
Default in a financial disaster?
 
Sometime in the future
A line might be crossed
And the whole shaky edifice
Collapses like a drunken horse

IT’S ALL CONNECTED

A real estate company in China
Appears to be going belly up
For some reason this has caused Wall Street
To have a big hiccup
 
Is there a real connection here?
Or is this just evidence
That the world’s financial system
Is a swamp of murky pestilence

DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGE

 

Can the Dems
Get their act together
To pass a responsible budget
Before the cold weather?
 
AOC desires
To tax the rich
That makes Joe Manchin
Itch and twitch
 
And in the GOP
Lurks the devious Mitch
Determined to drive the Dems
Into the political ditch

JUSTICE FOR J6

 

The Justice for J6 rally
What a letdown
It was missing an attraction
Such as the fumbling Orange Clown
 
Not even Matt Gaetz
Nor Marjorie Taylor Greene
Nor Jim Jordan
Nor Lauren Boebert
Put in an appearance
To pontificate and preen

GENERAL MARK MILLEY

General Milley concluded
The Orange Hoax was deteriorating
So he took actions
To prevent the world from disintegrating
 
For that Republicans are upset
How dare the General try
To curtail the Orange Wonder’s
Efforts to horrify

A VAXED BENEFIT

 

Ashamed of your tiny gonads?
Well then, get yourself vaccinated
Nicki Minaj’s cousin’s friend
In Trinidad did
And now his boys are much inflated

ANOTHER VOTER “AUDIT”

Arizona’s voting “audit”
Was so successful that
Pennsylvania Republicans
Want their turn at bat
 
Personal data on all voters
Has been demanded
What’s next?
Testing of all Democrats
To find any demented?

WOODWARD IS BACK

 

Bob Woodward has done it again
This time with co-author Bob Costa
Another book, Peril, with
Explosive revelations
The Orange Hoax is revealed
As a swamp of devastations
 
Will it matter
To the Hoax’s worshipers?
Not very likely
They are totally unthinking followers

THE ORANGE SNOWFLAKE

 

The Orange Hoax
Is really a snowflake
Lashing out at anyone
Who thinks he’s a fruitcake
 
And yet more than
Sixty percent of the GOP
Thinks the Hoax is a leader
To the nth degree
 
That means that sixty percent
Of the Republican Party
Doesn’t have the judgement
Of a stuffed turkey

US POLARIZED?

 

I’m an American Republican
So don’t tell me what to do
I’m not one of those Democratic animals
Who live in a zoo
 
Don’t tread on me
Is much too soft and mild
Don’t even look at me
Or I’ll get really riled
 
I believe in one thing
And that’s the Orange Hoax
Only he can save us
All those others are jokes

PRESIDENTS ON 9/11 ANNIVERSARY

 

For the 9/11 Remembrances
President Biden and
Former Presidents Clinton and Obama
Made dignified appearances
Former President Bush
Gave a moving tribute
At a memorial ceremony
Former President Hoax
Attended a boxing match
Where he provided commentary

LET NATURE TAKE ITS COURSE?

 

Why not let
Nature take its course
Depleting the unvaxed
By natural force?
A side benefit would be
Fewer Orange Hoax supporters
In the next election jamboree

LESSONS LEARNED

 

Judged by the efforts
Of the last half-century
Remaking other nations
In our own image
Hasn’t proven to be
A successful trajectory
 
In Afghanistan, Iraq, Vietnam
We certainly didn’t prevail
The locals were too resistant
To our attempts to spin a tale
Of everlasting happiness
If they would Western values inhale

NATION OF SNITCHES

 

The Republican Party in Texas
Wants a nation of snitches
Report your neighbors’ activities
Collect beaucoup riches
 
Texas is setting the example
For vigilante justice
Pushing the nation toward
A legal and moral precipice

AMERICAN TALIBAN

 

The Republican Party is morphing into
America’s Taliban
An anti-women, anti-voting
Anti-democracy clan
 
What they seem to be for
Is violent insurrection
They get their jollies attacking
Any law-enforcement organization

NO MORE AUGUSTS FOR JOE

 

Joe did not have
A particularly impressive August
Maybe his September
Won’t be such a bust
 
If only this covid thing
Would give the world a break
It just won’t quit
It’s like an angry snake
 
It would help if the Goobers
Got themselves vaxed
But they’re too busy
Defending freedom to the max

POLITICIZED PANDEMIC

 

This covid thing
Won’t go away
People keep getting sick
Day after day
 
Is there light
At the end of the tunnel?
Or do we keep falling deeper
Into the pandemic funnel?
 
As with many things American
Covid has been politicized
mainly by Republicans
Who live to criticize

"FREEDOM" CAUCUS

 

“Freedom” Caucus
What a misnomer
Chaos Caucus
Is a more apt moniker
 
True freedom entails
A bit of discipline
Respect for others
A lack of bigotry
A thinking, rational citizen

SHADOW DOCKET

 

The radical right
Has found a new tool
A Supreme Court procedure
Not often taught in law school
 
In an unsigned order
The Court’s silent majority
Can do what it wants
Without explanation or oratory
 
Think Congress or the President
Have too much power?
Life-term black-roped geezers
Should really make you cower

TEXAS

Texas is quite a state
No abortion, open carry
Voting restrictions, no humility
Greg Abbott, Ted Cruz
All that’s missing is
Moe, Larry, and Curly
 
Goes to show
That some places aren’t ready
For freedom and democracy
Which require mental stability

TWO CHOICES FALLOUT

 

Joe said only two choices
Withdrawal or escalation
He chose withdrawal
But not with a well-planned execution
 
What is the political fallout?
Joe seems to have gone down a bit
But if the situation stabilizes
And Joe keeps foot out of mouth
It might not be a permanent hit

THE MIDDLE EAST SAND TRAP

 

The Middle East
Wow! What a place
Lawrence of Arabia
Thought he understood it
But he departed without leaving
Much of a trace
 
The Orange Hoax
Gave it a try
But the Saudi guy
Stuck a finger
In the Hoax’s eye

AFGHANISTAN, LESSONS LEARNED

 

So Afghanistan is mostly over
What have we learned?
That restructuring a Middle Age country
Can get you burned
 
A second lesson should be
If it’s force you’re gonna rely upon
Don’t piddle around
Use more than enough

To get the job done

GIVE US A BREAK

 

An ex-President who won’t leave the stage
A hurricane, Afghanistan, covid
And the West is on fire
Give us a break, Oh Great Spirit
The situation is pretty dire

SENATORS LEAP TO POLITICIZE

 

Senators Hawley and Blackburn
Want Biden gone quickly
So Republicans are playing political games
Rather than contributing to national unity
 
Someday the GOP
Maybe should explain
How party before country
Doesn’t lead to national pain

IVERMECTIN

 

Tucker Carlson
Thinks his listeners are livestock
He wants them to take ivermectin
He says it’s no crock
 
Tucker got his medical training
At the University of Make Believe
He majored in disinformation
Before he was asked to leave

RUDY SHAVES

 

Rudy Giuliani
Shaved his face
In an airport restaurant
Hope he didn’t drop whiskers
On his croissant

SUPREME COURT GROWLS

 

The Supreme Court seems to think
It is a policy-making body
Maybe a third level of Congress
Or a supra-Executive Branch
Giving the House, Senate, and President
A run for their money
 
A Court order called
“arbitrary and capricious”
The Biden Administration cancellation
Of the Trump-era’s Remain in Mexico effort
To halt immigration
 
So policy disputes between
Incoming and outgoing Administrations
Are fodder for the Supreme Court’s
Judicial examinations?

AFGHAN QUANDRY

 

Joe seems to be recovering
From his initial Afghan blunder
But the operation’s not over
There still could be thunder
 
When the Americans are gone
What becomes of the country?
Will it return to the Middle Ages
Or remain in the 21st Century?
 
The prognosis is not good
Western values are not advancing
Cultural and religious obstacles
Are local intolerance enhancing

NEIGHBORHOOD RANSOMWARE

 

If a neighbor annoys you
Say, by continually planting new stuff
You might consider ransomware
As a way to get rough
 
Send an anonymous note saying
Your plantings will only survive
If you leave ten grand in bitcoins
At the end of your drive

QUIBBLING

 

Biden supporters and those of
The Odious Orange Outrage
Are quibbling over who
Set the messy Afghan stage
 
The bottom line is
Both those guys are at fault
The Orange Hoax was just
Generally incompetent
And Joe had a temporary
Serious lack of judgement
 
Hopefully Joe
Can bounce back
The Hoax, however
Is hopelessly out of whack

ALWAYS SOMETHING

 

Back to school
Is now underway
Much to the enjoyment of
Those with a lot to say
 
About covid, masks
Vaccines, the proper pronoun
For a transgender kid
The proper approach
To a disgruntled id
 
There’s always something
To complain about
Take me for instance
I’ve got gout

SCHOOLS, VACCINES, MASKS

 

Schools, vaccines, masks
The nation plows ahead
Hoping for some clarity
Other than a hospital bed
 
Many politicians certainly
Aren’t helping the matter
They’re catering to the fringes
With nonsensical chatter

AMERICA IS BACK?

 

America is back
Was what Joe once said
Many might now respond
Yeah, back in bed
 
Joe’s unilateral action
Doesn’t show much respect
For our allies who
We’re seeming to reject
 
The Orange Hoax acted haphazardly
But Joe, you’re better than that
A competent leader does some preparation
Before going to bat

JOE DIGS HOLE DEEPER

 

Joe, you’re digging your hole deeper
Saying to ABC there was
No way to withdraw troops
“Without chaos ensuing”
Is just a flat overstating
And doesn’t justify your lack of planning
 
Accept that you screwed up
Withdrawal might well be
The correct decision
But that doesn’t make
Your implementation
The only possible version
 
Stop defending chaos
Admit the planning was poor
Focus on what’s ahead and not
What’s already out the door

IS THE WORST OVER?

 

Is the worst over in Afghanistan?
The Taliban seems willing
To give America a little room
To extract itself without fighting
 
The next couple of weeks
Will certainly be tense
But we may luck out
And then can play politics
On our own turf
As we yell and shout

WHO WROTE THE EXIT PLAN?

 

Joe said the buck stopped with him
But he certainly spread some blame
The way the operation is unfolding
Leaves a lot with shame
 
The exit “plan” most likely
Did not contemplate
Hundreds of Afghans chasing
A C-17 as it left the gate

BOO!

 

How come our Afghans
Lacked the will to fight?
All the Taliban had to do
Was say a quick little “Boo”

A REPUBLICAN MENTAL GIANT

 

This Governor in Florida
DeSantis is his name
Thinks public health
Is just a political game
 
He’s aiming for the Presidency
But he will have to contend
With another mental giant whose
Public health policy was just pretend

AFGHANISTAN

 

Getting back to politics as usual
Democrats want to spend money
Republicans want to cut taxes
The debt limit needs to be raised
Or the Government collapses
 
Meanwhile Afghanistan
Is not looking good
Biden will get some blame
But Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld
Own the real shame

WE KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE

 

Is American democracy deteriorating from
“Here’s my position
Now let’s hear
The merits of your position”
 
To “I don’t like your position
And I know who you are
And where you live”
With the implication being
Some unpleasant retribution?

KICKED OFF YOUTUBE

 

Rand Paul and
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Have been temporarily suspended
From YouTube for bad-mouthing
Masking and the vaccine
 
Too bad they weren’t
Suspended from Congress
That body could use fewer
Dingbats with brain fungus

MASKING AND THE AMERICAN PSYCHE

 

How did masking get to be
Such a disputed activity?
Is it something in the American psyche that
Makes mountains out of molehills indiscriminately?
 
You would think political leaders
Could avoid characterizing the masking matter
As a choice between freedom now
Or live with tyranny forever

ELECTION WHEELING AND DEALING

 

The Orange Hoax treated the election results
Like a real estate deal going bad
Instead of accepting the outcome
He wanted to continue negotiating a tad
 
Keep throwing up obstacles
Wear the opponent down
You just might get lucky
And then you’re a happy clown
 
Same thing with Cuomo
Don’t think you have to leave town
Just be obstinate
And maintain your perplexed frown

FOXNEWS GERBIL IN HUNGARY

 FoxNews Gerbil Tucker Carlson

Has been in Hungary

Who knows why

Maybe he’s on a world tour

Seeking autocrats

He can adore

GOP VERSUS DEMOCRACY

 

Many in the Grand Old Party
Are tired of this democracy crap
They want to put voters
In an autocracy trap
 
No more “getting out the vote”
Suppression is their objective
Limit the franchise to those
Whose reactionary vote is reflexive

50TH ANNIVERSARY!

 

Who would’a thunk it?
A half century ago
They did not comprehend
How far they had to go
 
A Vietnam Vet
An anti-war protestor
No way would this
Last a semester
 
But fifty years went by
Multiple dogs, many cars
A Chevy pickup named YUB
And oh yes
Two daughters who are stars
 
It started in C’ville
Followed by Micronesia
Then back to Virginia
First Chesapeake
Then Williamsburg
And finally Alexandria
 
So Happy Fiftieth!
I’ll try to keep toothpaste goo
Outta the sink
If you do some dusting
Maybe once a week
And keep plenty of prune juice
Around for me to drink

WHERE’S THE WHISKEY, MIKE?

 

Former SecState Mike Pompeo
Can’t remember who may have downed
A fifty eight hundred dollar bottle of whiskey
Before he left town
 
The whiskey was a gift
From the nation of Japan
It wasn’t for you personally, Mike
It wasn’t part of your pension plan
 
About par for the course
From one of the Hoax’s team
Many of them still living
In the election fraud daydream

KISSY-FACE POLITICIANS

 

The days of kissy-face politicians
Are rounding the final bend
New York’s Andrew Cuomo
Might well be the end
 
Hope Joe Biden is tuned in
From time to time he’s been
A little too hands-on with women

Even a bit creepy now and then

ADVICE FOR CUOMO

 

New York Governor Cuomo
Needs some advice
On rebutting charges of sexual conduct
That wasn’t nice
 
Well, he ought to go
To the all-time expert
The Odious Orange Outrage
Whose strategy is don’t deny

Just brag from the stage

THE OLYMPICS DISTRACTION

 

The Olympics are distracting
From the pandemic and politics
We can’t focus on covid and the Hoax
While watching skate boarding tricks
 
Speaking of the Hoax
According to Mark Meadows
The Hoax has been regularly
Meeting with his “cabinet”
To which the only response is “really?”

THE PARTY THAT LOST ITS WAY

 

Remember when the GOP
Was an authentic organization
Not the clown show
That is its current incarnation?
 
Is the party’s decline
All the Orange Hoax’s responsibility
Or was the stage set
By three decades of incompetency
Stretching back to Newt Gingrich
And his anti-government obstinacy?