Help Us Save Democracy

Help us save democracy;

Help us save this land.

Let the rule of law prevail.

Reach out; give me your hand.

 

When presidents exceed the bounds

Of what is right and wrong

And take away our freedoms, then

The people must stay strong.

 

When rulers with their oligarchs

Hold on to strict control

Of what we folks can say or do,

Defiance plays a role.

 

CHORUS:

Help us save democracy;

Help us save this land.

Let the rule of law prevail.

Reach out; give me your hand.

 

When presidents cause suffering

And use deceit and lies,

Their so-called "love of country" is

Merely a disguise.

 

Shocked when we see through their falsehoods,

They resort to schemes

To gaslight us so that we won't

Challenge their regimes.

 

CHORUS:

Help us save democracy;

Help us save this land.

Let the rule of law prevail.

Reach out; give me your hand.

 

When religion is misused

To back discrimination,

To speak against hypocrisy

Is our obligation.

 

Our rights are disappearing fast.

Don't let Trump derail

The train of freedom. Let's all hope

That justice can prevail.

 

CHORUS:

Help us save democracy;

Help us save this land.

Let the rule of law prevail.

Reach out; give me your hand.

-by Bob B (6-17-26)

The Most Corrupt

When we think of our past leaders,

We have quite a list

Of presidents from Washington

To the current narcissist.

But if you think that any other

Presidents were bad,

Hands down Trump's the most corrupt

President we have had.

 

Whether it's through cryptocurrency

Or insider trading plots,

Trump keeps on amassing wealth;

Just connect the dots.

Trump's two sons are quick to show us

That they won't be outsmarted;

They've found ways to bring in money

From a war their father started.

 

If you're a felon and if the courts

Convicted you of fraud,

Send some money to Trump, and then

From him you'll get a nod.

His current scheme: to sue himself--

In a manner of speaking--

By suing the IRS for billions

Of dollars! He's so self-seeking!

 

Want access to the president?

Know that nothing's free:

Everything he does is a matter of

"Hmm. What's in it for me?"

He and his admin team just love

To muddy the waters by stewing

About corruption and say that others

Are doing what THEY are doing.

 

What about rules and regulations?

To Trump they don't apply.

He CLAIMS he acts in our best interests.

That's just one more lie.

It's such a joke when people say,

"Oh, he's NOT so bad."

Hands down he's the most corrupt

President we have had.

-by Bob B (5-16-26)

Unwell

We now have a ranting and raving

President who's very unwell.

Knowing that, members of Congress

Really ought to be raising hell.

 

A president who sends out posts

On social media late at night--

Fifty-five posts within three hours--

Definitely, is not all right.

 

Blasting his so-called "enemies,"

Accusing Barack Obama of treason,

Obsessing about stolen elections…

Trump has lost his sense of reason.

 

He labels folks as traitors and then

Stupidly calls for their arrest.

He posts AI images

Of people with whom he is obsessed.

 

Meanwhile, his war with Iran goes on,

Inflation's shot up, prices are high,

Many people have lost health care,

And the Trump admin continues to lie.

 

The government's not being upfront

About the total costs of the war--

This senseless war that shouldn’t have happened.

And we're worse off than we were before!

 

He talks of building his ballroom and arch

And altering the reflecting pool.

If you question him, you'll be

The object of his ridicule.

 

Because of the strange, alternate

Reality that Trump envisions,

Clearly, as president he cannot

Be trusted with making important decisions.

 

When will Republicans in Congress

Grow a backbone? People are waiting.

Their failure to stand up to Trump

Is totally exasperating.

-by Bob B (5-13-26)

Hope for Hungary

In Hungary, the people have ousted

Viktor Orbán! Hip, hip, hurray!

A new leader, Péter Magyar,

Is promising a brand new day.

 

After 16 years of Orbán,

During which time folks had to cope

With hateful repression and limited rights,

Magyar is offering freedom and hope.

 

Not all folks deserve to have

Equal rights, Orbán claimed.

Only straight white men should possess

All the power, he maintained.

 

Orbán controlled the media.

Freedom of speech was thus curtailed.

Let's all hope that the autocrat's

Corruption now becomes unveiled.

 

Mobilizing supporters with fear

And hatred was for Orbán the trend.

Magyar says Hungarians must

Be united; the hatred must end.

 

Hungarians brought democracy

Back to their country. 'Twill be a shame

If we in future elections here

In America cannot do the same.

 

-by Bob B (5-11-26)

Getting a Laugh

Melania spoke at a military

Mother's Day event this week.

Was what she said about Donald Trump

Really meant to be tongue-in-cheek?

 

She said that Trump is a strong leader.

(Is that comic damage control?)

Then she went on to add, however,

"His empathy transcends the role."

 

THAT got a laugh from the crowd, it did.

Surely the comment was made in jest.

If she was being serious,

It was a vain attempt at best.

 

Maybe she's trying to compensate

For Kimmel's "expectant widow" joke.

Whatever the case, the silly comment

Is something that she cannot revoke.

 

She has learned from the best, of course:

Tell a lie so frequently

That like-minded fools will eat it up

And see whatever you want them to see.

-by Bob B (5-8-26)

Who Is Winning?

Who is winning Trump's illegal

War in Iran? Iran for one.

Iran is controlling the Strait of Hormuz,

While Trump believes he hit a home run.

 

Who else? Putin is also winning.

Sanctions were lifted, so we can't spoil

Putin's efforts to make more money

For weapons by selling Russia's oil.

 

Who else is winning? The oil companies.

While we are paying more at the pump,

They are making billions of bucks,

Thanks to Netanyahu and Trump.

Ah, and Eric Trump and Don Jr.

Are also cashing in on the war.

A drone deal with the Pentagon

Is going to bring in money galore.

 

And what's Trump doing? Talking about

His ballroom, of course, and telling lies

And "crazyposting" day and night

While looking for people to criticize.

 

He loves to say people have low IQs

Or have low ratings, which goes to show

How insecure he is because

His OWN IQ and ratings are low.

 

More and more people are realizing

That most of Trump's decisions are wrong.

It's taken them a while, for many

Of us have known that all along.

-by Bob B (5-5-26)

Can't Take a Joke

Melania and Trump are both

Lashing out by going for broke.

Their target: Jimmy Kimmel, because

The two of them can't take a joke.

 

Trump loves to dish it out,

But he can't take it. Not a bit.

What Kimmel said was actually

Rather funny, I must admit.

 

Melania as a glowing expectant

Widow has a funny effect.

Maybe the image hits too close

To home. That's what I suspect.

 

Is Melania embarrassed

Because she knows that no one can see

How any self-respecting woman

Could stand to be with that SOB?

-by Bob B (4-29-26)

Backing a Madman

"A feeble-minded, trigger-happy man."

That's what folks are calling Donald Trump--

Except for sycophants who sing his praises

In an attempt to kiss his royal rump.

 

When receiving updates on the war,

Aides cannot tell Trump what he must know,

For he gets so enraged since he's unstable.

It makes you wonder who is running the show.

 

Trump says the war is over and then back on;

He says the strait is open, and then it's closed.

The more he rambles on nonsensically,

The more his utter madness is exposed.

 

The loss of lives, destruction, and economic

Upset in the world don't worry him.

He is more concerned about his ballroom

While he fills his coffers to the brim.

 

"Never before have we seen so little effort

To hide so much corruption" a senator said

When discussing the Trump administration,

Where grift and money-grabbing is widespread.

 

Republicans could easily put an end

To all the chaos--now! this very hour!--

By being less afraid of Trump's disdain.

But they would rather hang on to their power.

 

Stability, security, and freedom

Are all in jeopardy. So sad to say.

Do Republicans in Congress even

Care about the people they betray?

-by Bob B (4-21-26)