EIGHTY-THREE MILLION

 

Eighty-three million dollars
Is what the Orange Huckster owes
In the opinion of a New York jury
For continuing to make
Statements very defamatory
 
Meanwhile, the Huckster
Has changed the GOP’s position
On border security
No longer is it a problem requiring
Immediate government action
But a political issue to be kept pending
To aid the Huckster’s election
 
The Huckster instructed
Mike Johnson, the House Speaker
“Don’t solve the problem now
I may need it if
The election is a squeaker”
Mike replied, “Yessa Boss,
You’re my Supreme Leader”

GOP FOR OPEN BORDERS

 

At the behest of
The Odious Orange Huckster
The GOP is poised for a one-eighty
Abandoning tighter border control
For a let’em in policy
Criminals, deviants, commie spies
The GOP welcomes the diversity
 
Meanwhile, want to assure
Permanent MAGA membership disqualification?
Then send Nikki Haley
A campaign donation
And the Huckster says he will register your name
In the forever banned classification

HUCKSTER LEGAL STAR

 

Alina Habba
The Orange Huckster’s hottie attorney
Had the defamation trial delayed
Because she was feeling poorly
Not poorly enough, however
To miss the Huckster’s victory party
 
Speaking of which, the Huckster
Was not as happy as he should be
He resents Nikki
For not kowtowing to his victory
 
Meanwhile,
Republicans in Congress
Are holding up aid to Ukraine
Apparently to support
Putin’s world domination game

PAINFUL

 

Early evening:
Done viewing the very early returns
Watching CNN and MSNBC
Is akin to being spectators
To a particularly painful colonoscopy
 
Best to check back later
After real counts are in
And forego John King’s meandering
Through the numerical din
 
Later:
Looks like the Orange Huckster
Has won as expected
But he’s plenty peeved at Nikki
Who has not yet exited
 
Having her around for awhile
Might be good for the nation
Maybe it will speed up
The Huckster's mental deterioration

ANOTHER TARGET FOR THE HUCKSTER

 

The Orange Huckster has inserted himself
Into the matter of border security
Congress is having enough difficulties
Finding a suitable solution
The Huckster’s kibbitzing is only
Adding to the confusion
 
But his MAGA followers
Enjoy his confrontation
With the forces of rationality
A thought process they view
With deep hostility

RON IS DONE

 

Ron’s calling it quits
Suspending his campaign
Endorsing the Orange Huckster
Maybe hoping for VP fame?
 
Don’t count on it, Ron
He’s probably forgotten your name
You’re aware, aren’t you
Of his deteriorating brain?
 
Or maybe that’s your strategy
Democrat or Republican
Whichever codger wins the Presidency in ‘04
Their VP has a good chance of ending up
Behind the Oval Office door

COGNITIVE DECLINE

 

According to the Orange Huckster
Nikki Haley was responsible
For not securing the Capitol
During the Jan 6 anti-democracy rumble
 
But he was thinking
Of Nancy Pelosi
He gets his women confused
More so as he loses his mental acuity
 
The next thing you know
Stormy Daniels will morph into Melania
Who will become E. Jean Carroll
Then Tiffany and finally Ivanka

HANKY-PANKY NIGHT IN GEORGIA

So much for the rainy night in Georgia
Now there are allegations of Hanky-Panky
Between prosecuting attorneys
Which may result in delayed
Or cancelled prosecution
And the Orange Huckster winning
The Presidential election

BUDGET REPRIEVE (TEMPORARILY)

 

Dems in the House
Joined with rational members of the GOP
To help Speaker Mike Johnson
Thwart a MAGA victory party
 
The MAGAs want chaos
Want the nation floundering
Want the government closing
Want the Orange Huckster
With his drama never ending

BORN IN REBELLION

 

America was born in rebellion
And the gene is still strong
Being against almost anything
Is the category describing
Where many citizens belong
 
Slavery was the ultimate cause
Of the Civil War
But the immediate trigger was
The Southern States’ expectation
They would be told slavery no more
Hence they rebelled
Against their own nation

IOWA CAUCUS CURSE

 

The Iowa caucus curse
Provides a glimmer of hope
For a nation facing the possible return
Of the Odious Orange dope
 
Before the Orange Huckster
The last three Iowa GOP winners
Ted Cruz ‘16
Rick Santorum ‘12
Mike Huckabee ‘08
Ultimately were not the GOP nominee
For the White House residency

IOWA EVANGELICALS BLESS THE HUCKSTER

 

In Iowa as expected
The Orange Huckster grabbed the pole
Can he do the same in a state
That Evangelicals don’t control?

MAYBE FINALLY, SOME REAL NUMBERS

 

In a few hours
The Iowa Caucuses will be history
Will the Orange Huckster
Be celebrating victory?
 
Marco Rubio has endorsed
The Odious Orange Huckster
Who once called him “Little Marco”
Hey, Little Marco
Ain’t you got no pride?
You’re endorsing the clown
Who dissed your sorry hide

NIKKI ON THE ATTACK

 

Haley called DeSantis
A “suck up” to the Orange Huckster
Wow, Nikki girl
You’re dimming Ron’s already dim luster
 
Meanwhile in the Middle East
Joe is piling on
The Houthis in Yemen
He wants them gone
 
He’s also calling for
Major changes on the border
Trying to establish
Law and serious order
And hoping to snatch the issue
From the Republicans’ larder

MAYBE DEMS TO THE RESCUE?

 

Here’s betting that the votes of Dems
Will be needed by Mike Johnson in the House
To keep the government operating
Too many House Republicans
Are occupied with agitating, baiting
Aggravating, complicating, and aggrandizing

WEATHER INTRUDES ON POLITICS

 

The winner of the Iowa caucuses
Just might be the weather
Forecasters are saying Monday might be
Iowa’s coldest day ever
 
Or at least pretty close
So, which candidate’s supporters
Are the most hardy?
And which would rather not
Venture out to a frigid party?
 
Meanwhile, the Orange Huckster
Is still raving and ranting
Accusing the world of being against him
Because he’s so outstanding

PERSON OF FAITH

 

Iowa Evangelicals see the Orange Huckster
As a “person of faith”
And believe “God put” him here
But God put all of us here
And then for all we know
Went off and had a beer

NEW WORK FOR SEAL TEAM 6

 

The Orange Huckster was in court
Listening to the give and take
About Presidential immunity
And trying to stay awake
 
A judge asked a hypothetical
About Seal Team 6 assassinating
Political opponents who
The White House occupant finds frustrating
 
Reportedly the Huckster’s eye lit up
And he began writing frantically
So if he regains the Presidency
Seal Team 6 maybe should prepare for
Significant overtime activity

CAUSATION

 

Putin wants Ukraine
Xi wants Taiwan
The Orange Huckster wants the Presidency
House far-right Republicans want attention
The Supreme’s majority wants abortion prevention
 
The world is burdened
By the whims and ravings
Of needy powerful players
And their insatiable cravings

ORANGE SHIRKER AGAIN DISSES HERO

 

Once again the Orange Huckster
Disses John McCain
A man who served and sacrificed
While the Huckster was nursing
His bone spur pain

HEAVENLY SENT

 

Newly released video
Of the J6 insurrection
Shows nasty mob hostilities
That certainly weren’t festivities
 
Meanwhile, the insurrection instigator
Is circulating a video
On social media
In which he is made by God
To save America
 
Ron DeSantis has his own
Sent by God ad
Suggesting that Ron
Is quite a lad
 
The Republican Party is apparently
Losing its collective mind
If one of these
Sent by God clowns
Does get to 1600 Penn Avenue
Armageddon might not be far behind

SUPREMES ENTER FRAY

 

Feb 8 is when the Supremes
Will hear oral debate
On the Orange Huckster
And the insurrection clause
Of the Fourteenth Amendment
So hold the date
 
The Supremes probably won’t decide
That the Amendment alone
Puts the Huckster in
A no-ballot zone
 
For one thing
There’s been no formal finding
That an insurrection took place
Although most rational observers
Might think that’s the case
 
Such a finding might be made
In other cases pending
But as of the moment its absence
Might be legally controlling
At least for Supremes
Looking for ways of delaying or avoiding

THE REAL THREAT TO DEMOCRACY

 

A poll just released
Found a quarter of the nation
Believes the FBI
Was behind the Jan 6 insurrection
 
So fake news
And the Orange Huckster’s fabrications
Have found the weak spot
In democracy’s foundations

CHAOS EVERYWHERE

 

The Middle East
Is getting more chaotic
Iran, Lebanon, Hamas
Israel, Palestinians
Keeping score is
Little more than problematic
 
And chaotic is
The Orange Huckster’s judicial journey
Deadlines, appeals
Multiple cases, looney arguments
And ultimately
Supreme Court scrutiny
 
Also participating in the chaos derby
Is the slim majority
Of Republicans in the House
Threatening government shutdowns
And impeachments frequently

BORDER TROUBLES

 

What is the main item of interest
For Congressional Republicans
As Ukraine and Gaza burn?
Border security with Mexico
Is the focus of their concern
 
A problem Republicans mostly ignore is
Their desire of largely closing the border
Would likely create significant labor shortages
Causing rising prices and economic disorder

JANUARY ONE RUNNERS

 

On Jan one, year-round runners
Have learned to expect engagement
With New Year’s resolution newbies
Pounding the pavement
 
The old timers know
There’s little reason to panic
Most newbies don’t last long
By the end of a week
The vast majority are gone

NEW YEAR’S HOPE

 

Too much to hope for
In the New Year
But at the top of the list
Is for the Orange Huckster
To disappear
 
Wouldn’t it be great
At the end of next December
if people were asking
Whatever became of
That wannabe dictator?
 
But that’s gonna depend
On the American electorate
Many members of which
Are apparently attracted to
An intemperate degenerate

INEPTNESS TO RETURN

 

One of the least productive Congresses
In the nation’s history
Will soon be returning to “work”
Who will be its next
Most disruptive jerk?
 
Last session Marjorie Taylor Greene
And Matt Gaetz
Vied for the position
Will they continue their leading roles
Or will other opponents of functioning government
Emerge to offer competition?

INTERESTING TIMES AHEAD

 

2023, the year of indictments
2024, maybe the year of trial activity
Depends in part on the Supremes
And whether they can act with alacrity
 
A major obstacle is the delaying tactics
Of the Orange Huckster and his cronies
As they attempt to avoid justice
So the Huckster can resume
His nefarious activities

CIVIL WAR FOR DUMMIES

 

Nikki Haley was looking good
But then exhibited some confusion
About slavery and the Civil War
Initially not acknowledging a connection
 
Hey Nikki, it’s 2023
Not 1923
Today all but the most ardent
Johnny Reb apologist
Would readily include slavery
On the War causation list
 
You could make up
For your faux pax stumble
By hammering the Orange Huckster
Until he could only mumble
 
Meanwhile,
The Pine Tree State whacked
The Huckster with a mallet
Saying no, he can’t be
On the ballot

AID TO UKRAINE

 

The Department of Defense has released
The last funds authorized for Ukraine
Now it’s up to Congress
To take action again
 
For the current Congress, however
Action is anathema
It approaches even the smallest decision
As a great dilemma
 
Congress is partially paralyzed
By its far right contingent
Which includes Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz
And others intellectually deficient

HUCKSTER MELTDOWN

 

The Odious Orange Huckster
Is having a holiday meltdown
Ranting and raving
Like a deranged clown
 
Saying Special Counsel Jack Smith
Should “go to hell”
And other foes
Should “rot” there to
Guess Satan has anointed the Huckster
Doorman of the Hades Zoo

CHRISTMAS AT MAR-A-LAGO

 

What a blast
Christmas at Mar-a-Lago must be
Does the Orange Grinch
Have a real Christmas tree?
 
Probably not
Much too messy
He likes things
Nice and tidy

THE ORANGE GRINCH

 

The Odious Orange Grinch says
Ba Humbug
No Merry Christmas for you
Unless you support his fabrication
That the 2020 election was hijacked
By Democrats acting in criminal desperation

NETANYAHU WON’T QUIT

 

Netanyahu persists
In pulverizing Gaza
How many civilians must die
To satisfy him and his right wing
Before the revenge lust runs dry?
 
Netanyahu is taking Israel
From being the victim
To being Israel the aggressor
Lacking humanity and wisdom

NOT YET

 

Regarding the Special Counsel’s request
The Supremes said not yet
The Court of Appeals needs its shot
Then the Supremes can decide
Whether to agree or not
 
Meanwhile,
Want a laugh?
Ask whether there’s a way to resolve
The Israeli-Palestinian blood bath

NEVER READ MIEN KAMPF

 

The Orange Huckster said
“I’ve never read Mien Kampf”
You didn’t have to, Huckster
You’re already a natural born dictator
 
Besides, you’ve never read
Much of anything
Your intellectual void
Is periodically filled
With a Fox News fling

ISRAEL, UKRAINE, MEXICO

 

No aid to Israel and Ukraine
Until the new year, if then
The hold-up is the Mexican border
Which is as porous as a chicken pen
 
Senators are struggling
With immigration reforms
But the going is slow
Republicans want complete closure
Dems want, well it’s hard to figure

HUCKSTER OFF THE BALLOT

 

The Colorado Supreme Court
Says the Fourteenth Amendment
Keeps the Orange Huckster
Off the Colorado primary ballot
 
The ruling is certainly destined
For the U.S. Supreme Court
Even Justice Thomas might have to
Cut his multiple vacations short
 
A plethora of other election issues
Are inching to the Supremes
In the months ahead
The robed authorities will hear
A collection of weird legal themes
All due to the Orange Huckster
And his dictatorial dreams

TOO OLD

 

Nikki has called Joe “too old”
C’mon, Nikki, ya’ gotta be fair
If Joe is “too old”
So is the stumbling Orange Bear
Don’t shy away from an overt attack
On the cause of your party’s seismic crack
 
You would not be
An effective Presidential leader
If you’re not willing to unequivocally confront
The destructive narcissistic wannabe dictator

NIKKI COULD BEAT JOE

 

Nikki Haley could beat Joe Biden
Maybe even really good
But can Nikki beat the Orange Huckster?
Probably not because
The Grand Old Party
Has become a party of sycophants
Without any integrity

HOUSE TAKES A REST

 

The House went home for the holidays
Leaving the Senate with the task
Of finding a way through
The government’s financial morass
 
Meanwhile,
The Orange Huckster sinks ever deeper
Into his own morass
Of fabrications
Demagoguery, bigotry
And outlandish accusations

RUDY

 

Another milestone in the deflation
Of Rudy Giuliani
A jury award against him
In the amount of 148 million
For defamation
 
Poor, poor Rudy
Who really is poor
Because he’s broke
He has also become
A national joke

LESS THAN A YEAR

 

In less than a year
A new President
Will likely have been elected
What are the odds
Of the Orange Huckster being selected
Or hopefully rejected?
 
And will Putin
Still be the Russian leader?
If MAGA Republicans have their way
He will have been promoted dictator
 
Meanwhile,
Putin held a year-end presser
Claiming he’s the greatest ever
That Ukraine is a loser
And thanking his backers in America

SCRATCHING THE ITCH TO IMPEACH

 

The GOP-led House
Authorized a Biden impeachment inquiry
Based on nothing more than a desire
To please the Orange Presidential wannabe
 
Democracy may be
The best form of government
But at times it permits
Action by the incompetent

LITTLE CHANCE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACTION

 

Will Congress authorize aid
For the Israeli and Ukrainian nations
Before departing Washington
For holiday celebrations?
 
Seems to depend
On whether Biden and the Democratic Party
Are willing to take seriously
The MAGA Republicans
Closed border fantasy

At least to the extent

of not snickering too loudly

SPECIAL COUNSEL GOES ON OFFENSE

 

Special Counsel Jack Smith
Goes on the offensive
Asking the Supreme Court
To decide whether double jeopardy and immunity
Make the Orange Hoax’s alleged criminality
Not prosecutable Constitutionality
 
The Supremes rapidly agreed
To consider whether to consider the case
If the answer is in the affirmative
Then commences the race
 
Which is legal gibberish for saying
The Court agreed to decide
Whether to decide
So hold real tight
We’re in for a ride

CONGRESS A REFLECION OF US?

 

If the quality of the Congress
Is a reflection of the citizenry
America has a substantial number
In the lowest common denominator registry
 
Are you one of those?
If you are a follower of the Orange Hoax
Chances are you are
Among the lowest denominator folks

DOCTOR KEN PAXTON, GYNECOLOGIST

 

Doctor Ken Paxton
Is a Texas gynecologist
At least that must be his occupation
Otherwise, why would he
Be making a decision
Regarding a particular woman’s
Reproductive situation?

DELAY, DELAY, DELAY

 

Immunity, double jeopardy, gag orders
The attempt to bring justice
To the Orange Huckster
Is falling into a legal jungle
That could delay action to never
 
And delay is the strategy
The Huckster’s team is pursuing
Delay enough and maybe
The court cases will begin disappearing

GOP DETERIORATION

 

Wednesday’s night Presidential Debate
Leads to the conclusion
That the Grand Old Party
Has suffered considerable deterioration
 
There are now two GOP successors
One enthralled with and subservient to
The autocratic Orange Huckster
The other, smaller, based on conservative principles
And viewing the Huckster as just political theater

DAY ONE DICTATOR

 

The Orange Huckster says
A dictatorship on day one
As for after that he winks
And coyly suggests
He might or might not be done
 
Meanwhile,
Senate Republicans are saying
No more Ukrainian aid
Unless the porous border with Mexico
Receives a serious upgrade

PROTECT THE CRIMINALS

 

New House Speaker Johnson
Says he believes in the transparency principle
But apparently not all the way
If it results in exposure
Of a MAGA rioter criminal
 
So protect them rioters, Mike
From the consequences of their action
Never mind that they wanted
To overthrow the Constitution
 
Meanwhile,
Joe says he wouldn’t be running
Except for the Orange Huckster
Joe apparently thinks
He’s the only Dem that can beat
The MAGA Rooster
Hate to break the news, Joe
But you may be the only Dem
Who could be beaten by the Orange Loser
 
It’s your age, Joe
As a fellow octogenarian
I sympathize with your plight
But your analysis
Just might not be right
 
Meanwhile,
Tuberville mostly backs down
Only four-star officers
Missed the drum roll
So Dems, what’s the backup plan
To get those four-stars
Outta Tommy T’s black hole?

DICTATORSHIP COMING?

 

What do you call a wannabe leader
Who through fabrication and rambling oratory
Attracts a following among society’s
Lowest common denominator?
You call him a potential dictator
Say hello to the Orange Huckster

THREAT TO DEMOCRACY

 

The Orange Huckster is calling
Joe Biden a threat to democracy
That’s the same Orange Huckster
Who’s planning an autocracy
If he manages a return
To the Presidency
 
Meanwhile, Netanyahu is back
To killing Palestinian civilians
And adding to the hatreds
That have dominated the Middle East
For far too many generations

WAS NOT EATING

 

According to Liz Cheney
Kevin McCarthy said
The Orange Huckster “was not eating”
After he left office
So apparently Kevin was travelling
To Mar-a-Lago
To conduct a Huckster feeding
 
Really, Kevin?
“Was not eating”
Is not possible for the Huckster
Whose compulsive junk food intake
Obviously never came close to stopping

TWO FABRICATORS

 

What brought George Santos down?
The essence was a problem with the truth
That, and he came across as a clown
 
But isn’t the Orange Huckster
Also a fabricator?
Yes, but the Huckster is special
His army of worshippers
consider his fabrications
As nothing more than trivial
 
In addition, for these worshippers
The Huckster’s propensity to be uncouth
Is much more important than truth