Why

If you don’t bother to take the time,
To express your thoughts in rhyme,
The chances are awfully good,
You’ve not thought as much as you should.
Rhymes are fun and set the stage right,
Like lovers undressing before a fight…


Source: The New York Times

Border Wall

An interesting twist on border restriction…

Hard to imagine ever making the prediction

That while Donnie works to keep people out

Our friends in Europe are now talking about

Banning Americans at least through the fall.

So he succeeded in building at least one wall.


Source: The Atlantic

Trying what?

Perhaps Tulsa was not very well-planned

And has put some tarnish on his brand.

We know that the dude is highly intent

On making sure his team will never dissent.

He thought the rally would make him a bruiser,

But now Donnie looks just a lot like a loser.


Source: The New York Post

The arena is empty

No one is perfect, that is simply a fact.

But many led lives that were fully packed

With virtuous deeds and good will intended

Though checkered by faults, some not mended.

TR preserved nature more than most know.

I hope his contributions are preserved also.


Source: The Guardian

Um, actually I didn’t

This latest just continues a surreal trend

And makes you wonder where it will end.

The Attorney General sent out a release

Stating that Berman had resigned in peace.

The only little detail that it failed to convey,

Was Berman had not, and had said “no way.”


Source: The New York Post

Fox Facts

The bedrock pillar of right-wing news

Took a poll showing interesting views.

The overwhelming majority of all folks

Aren’t too pleased with political jokes.

Get serious with important health tasks,

Don’t have rallies and wear those masks.


Source: The Financial Times

SCOTUS 2 – TRUMP 0

What a week for great surprises

As the Chief Justice hands out prizes!

First he dealt Donnie a pretty bad blow

Supporting the rights of the Rainbow.

Then he sided again with the liberal wing

To protect our Dreamers from ICE’s sting.


Source: The New York Times

Not exactly manna, but…

Drones have mostly been annoying to me

They buzz overhead while the pilot can see

Whatever you’re doing in your little castle

So mostly I’ve thought of them as a hassle.

But this I must say is insanely cool –

Delivering books that children need for school.


Source: The Wall Street Journal

Uh, then what WILL you do?

I just can’t say it makes much sense
No matter that things have become so tense
For any police unit to come out and say
That moving forward as of today
There is no longer an anti-crime team…
Is that not essential to the whole scheme?!


Source: The Washington Post

Left Field

Quite the surprise coming from this Court

Stacked as it is with Donnie’s cohort.

I wonder what his base will think –

That the majority opinion really does stink?

Or will this make them feel everything’s okay?

…or assume that Gorsuch and Roberts are gay?


Source: The New York Times

This is Different

Don’t let the pendulum swing too far
And be irresponsible where we set the bar.
This case is nothing like George Floyd,
And reflects a massive thinking void.
The man was violent and started to run
It’s totally tragic, but justified a gun.