THE HOAX ENVIES THE BEAR

The Odious Orange Outrage
Envies the Bear
Deep in the Hoax’s core
He wishes he could create
That much gore

DON’T TELL THE BEAR

 

One Russian General to another:
“Don’t tell the Bear
But things are not looking good
When the Bear realizes this
We could be on our way to Siberia
Strapped to the hood”

NEGOTIATING WITH THE BEAR

 

Negotiating with the Bear
Is not for the faint of heart
The Bear will lie incessantly
And that’s before talks even start
 
The Bear claims a scaling back
Of military activity
But for months before invading
The Bear said military activity
Was not pending
 
So you can’t trust the Bear
He’s played the game a long time
He knows lying is what you do
It’s not close to being a crime

THE RUSSIAN BEAR

 

Is there morality
In the Russian Bear?
Or about right and wrong
He just doesn’t care?
 
Is his moral code simply
Winner take all
And losers are left
At the rear of the stall?

FOOT IN MOUTH AGAIN

 

Joe, please
Think before you speak
Your staff is tired of trying
To clean up your words with
A “what he meant was” tweak
And if you keep putting
Your foot in your mouth
Your political future is bleak

WHAT IS A WOMAN?

 

Senator Marsha Blackburn
Of the State of Tennessee
Wanted the definition of “woman”
From the Supreme Court nominee
 
Ketanji’s response was polite
But it could have been
“Do you mean a normal one who is human
Or a Tennessee shrew
Masquerading as a woman?”

MITCH SAY “NO DICE” ON KETANJI

 

Mitch says he won’t support
Ketanji Brown Jackson
For the Supreme Court
Duh?
No one really expected you, Mitch
To abandon Republican bigotry
And make an objective decision
Based on what is good for the country

JACKASSERY

 

Senator Ben Sasse described
The conduct of some colleagues
As Jackassery
He didn’t mention names
But Cruz, Graham, Hawley
Qualify pretty obviously
 
Thanks for the performance
Of the Three Stooges
Should also go to
Virginia’s Guv Youngkin
Who has made critical race theory
And school curriculums in general
A pressing national emergency

PORNOGRAPHY AND REPUBLICAN SENATORS

 

Certain Republican Senators seem fixated
With pornography
Their eyes light up
They cross their legs
They break into a sweat
They hold their breath expectantly
 
Meanwhile, poor Lindsey
His candidate wasn’t selected
So he’s pouting, whining, threatening
Don’t mess with the South Carolinian
‘Til he’s done ranting and raving

THREE STOOGES QUESTION NOMINEE

 

Ted Cruz showed his talent
For instigating controversy
Bringing to the Jackson hearing
Critical race theory
 
Say what, Ted?
Talk about catering to the base
Throw some red meat
Right in their face
 
Ted put up some cartoons
That pretty much reflected
The degree to which he is
Mentally disconnected
 
Meanwhile Lindsey had a tantrum
Ranting and raving about Gitmo
Then stormed out of the hearing
As if he had gout in the toe
 
Josh Hawley couldn’t let go
Of the topic of pornography
He actually seemed pretty turned on
Like it was his autobiography

BUT SHE’S NOT ONE OF US

 

The America First element
Of the Republican Party
Is struggling with how to oppose
A female black
Supreme Court nominee
 
A direct bigoted attack
Is to be avoided
But code words and subtle suggestions
Will likely be liberally exploited

HYPERSONIC MISSILES

 

Putin’s troops are sluggish
So he’s trying another avenue
Hypersonic missiles
To bolster his murderous crew
 
Will there be negotiations?
Putin doesn’t negotiate
He’s a dictator
And dictators dictate

PUTIN HAS A RALLY

 

Just like the Orange Hoax
Putin had himself a rally
And just as with the Hoax
His lies were too many to tally
 
The Russian way of war
Is straight outta the last century
Use as many ways as possible
To kill indiscriminately

THE HOAX, PUTIN, AND FACTS

 

The Hoax’s believers are convinced
Joe Biden stole the election
Putin’s believers are convinced
Ukraine committed aggression
 
Or did Biden commit aggression
And Ukraine steal the election?
Helluva world we live in
Where facts escape detection

BODY COUNT

 

If the winner of a war
Is who slaughters the most civilians
Putin’s Russians are number one
True killing machine technicians
 
Hard to accept
In the 21st Century
That a supposedly civilized nation
Is capable of such indiscriminate depravity

MARJORIE FOR VP

 

The Odious Orange Hoax
Has shut the door
On Mike Pence as his running mate
In 2024
That opens the gate
For Marjorie Taylor Greene
To step up to the plate
 
Trump-Greene
Would be quite a ticket
Two intellectual giants
Tackling the policy-making thicket

THE PROTEST ABOUT NOTHING

 

A convoy is making
A daily tour around DC
With no apparent purpose
Other than irritating the citizenry
 
Doing a good job of that, fellas
Keep at it
You might replace Congress’ ineptness
As a target

LONGING FOR THE PAST

 

Putin looks at Russia
And sees a faded black pearl
That is not what he wants
As his legacy to the world
 
He wants the Red Colossus
Of fifty years ago
The empire that dominated
The European-Asian show

NATION’S SICK UNDERBELLY

 

Two book reviews
In Sunday’s Washington Post
Highlight the nation’s sick underbelly
And are not for the milquetoast
 
“An American Tragedy
And the Battle for Truth”
Looks at Sandy Hook deniers
Their damaging delusions
Their mental contortions
And their actions’ ramifications
 
“Lessons from the Edge”
By the former Ambassador to Ukraine
Highlights the maneuverings and deceits
Of the one-time U.S. President
And his dishonest chump Giuliani
Aided by SecState Mike Pompeo
As they unsuccessfully attempt to prevent
A Joe Biden Presidency
 
The two reviews leave one
With many ruminations
About the condition of humanity
And the state of civilizations

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS SCAM

The latest infatuation
Of the knee-jerk far right
Is turning up or back the clock
You’re messing with nature’s light
 
The twenty-four hour day
Is the creature of nature and/or the Almighty
Moving those hours up or back
Is an insult to religion
Not to mention an assault on sanity
 
Here’s a unique idea
A convoy protesting
The daylight savings scam
Get the big rigs moving
Supply chain be damn