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)

The Strait

Excited, Trump is telling us that

Iran has opened the Strait of Hormuz.

In his rambling, deranged manner,

He couldn't wait to share the news.

 

But wait. The Strait of Hormuz was open

Before Trump started his senseless war.

Because of the huge mess he made,

We're worse off than we were before.

 

Thanks to Trump and Netanyahu,

Many innocent lives have been lost.

If anything at all was achieved,

It was done so at a great cost.

 

Trump has boasted that now Iran

Has undergone a change of regime.

Yes, that's true. Unfortunately,

The newer one is MORE extreme.

 

The death and destruction and rising prices--

Because Trump has shaken his fist--

Have put the U.S. close to the top

Of the world's "Countries Most Hated" list.

 

Whether the Strait of Hormuz stays open,

Now is anybody's guess.

One thing we know: if people suffer,

Donald Trump couldn't care less.

 

Trump will start a destructive blaze,

After which he'll stand and shout,

"Fire!" and hope that he can get

Credit for putting the fire out.

 

-by Bob B (4-18-26)

Dear Eric Swalwell

Damn! Here we go again.

Eric Swalwell, this is for you.

Sexual misconduct? What

A cruel and stupid thing to do!

 

Hypocrisy, of course, has no

Political affiliation.

What a shame it is when folks

Cannot rise above temptation!

 

A lot of people had high hopes

For you and thought you'd take us far.

Acknowledging your record in Congress,

We saw you as a rising star.

 

But then these charges! They are not

A privilege that power grants.

Tell me: why can't some men keep

Their you-know-whats inside their pants?

 

As of now, we still don't have

All the facts, and oftentimes

We judge in haste, so let's hear out

The victims of the alleged crimes.

 

You were right to resign from office.

You yourself must take the blame.

But sexual predator, Donald Trump,

Really ought to do the same.

-by Bob B (4-15-26)

Don't Blame Me!

If you voted for Donald Trump,

Did you vote for prices to rise?

For the Trump administration

To feed you nothing but constant lies?

 

For someone who is out of touch

With what Americans really need

And who's a sick, deranged and demented

Narcissist who's driven by greed?

 

For having to skip meals in order

To pay for needed medical care?

For being at risk because the head

Of the health department is full of hot air?

 

For sending our well-trained soldiers--our kids--

Off to fight on distant shores

Because the president wants us to be

Involved in unnecessary wars?

 

For filling our cities with federal agents

And even misusing the military?

For turning against our long-time allies

And favoring Putin, an adversary?

 

For having to watch Trump's appointees

Support a president who defiles

The office with grift and major corruption

And cover-ups of the Epstein files?

 

For laws to make it harder to vote

Because Trump says our voting is flawed

And makes up absolutely ridiculous

Stories about election fraud?

 

If that is what you voted for,

Well, you got it. I hope you're happy.

Don't blame me if now we're stuck

With a situation that's downright crappy.

-by Bob B (4-13-26)

Hissy Fits

Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth

Have been throwing hissy fits.

Sadly, their childish tantrums make

Both of them look like a couple of twits.

 

Petey was mad at photographers

At Pentagon briefings, for he didn't like

Photos that they had posted of him,

And so he told them to take a hike.

 

Donny is mad at our allies because

After the huge mess he has made

By starting a war with Iran, he now

Expects our allies to come to his aid.

 

The Strait of Hormuz has become

A danger to freighters that try to pass through.

He wants our allies to put themselves

In danger, but they say, No can do.

 

Such role models: Donny and Petey!

It doesn't take a genius to know

That that is what can happen when

Incompetent clowns are running the show.

-by Bob B (3-17-26)

Trump's War

Folks have lost their health insurance;

Prices keep rising higher and higher.

And yet Trump started a war with Iran--

Trump, the nation's number one liar.

 

We can't afford to help our people,

Whose struggles we should not ignore.

But we can afford a billion dollars

A day to fight Trump's senseless war?

 

The reasons change from minute to minute

As to why we are there, but know

That Netanyahu is happy. For years

He's wanted to lay the country low.

 

A U.S. Tomahawk missile hit

A school in Iran. How we're mislead!

There's no remorse coming from Trump.

He makes up lame excuses instead.

 

The world's economy now suffers.

For Trump refuses to think things through.

It's as though he asks himself,

"Hmm. What would Putin do?"

 

Meanwhile Putin is helping Iran

Kill U.S. soldiers. Putin denies it.

But we know that whenever Putin

Makes up a story, Donald Trump buys it.

 

Despite Putin's involvement, Trump--

And this should really make your blood boil--

Eased our sanctions on Russia so it

Can make more money from selling its oil!

 

What about rules? To Trump's admin

There are no rules of engagement, for we

Can do whatever it takes to win

And be as cruel as we can be.

 

There's even talk of troops on the ground.

Is that for real, or is it a bluff?

The people have to stop the president's

Chaos and wars. Enough is enough.

-by Bob B (3-11-26)