Scary

We know Trump is a scary man.

We also know we shouldn't let

Our guard down. Now I wonder

How much scarier he can get.

Since his campaign was running badly,

He added to his floundering team

Two new faces, proving the point:

We aren't always what we seem.

Bannon, of course, we knew all along

Had alt-right leanings. No denying.

But Kellyanne Conway's membership

In the CNP is horrifying.

The secretive Council for National Policy--

The CNP--is a shadowy group

Where mainstream conservatives

And right-wing extremists stay in the loop.

How long Bannon and Conway

Were members of the group isn't clear.

How much damage can they do

Now that the two have Trump's ear?

Members include white supremacist

Ideologues among the rest.

Extreme religious right members

Bring up issues that they want addressed.

To call the group a theocratic

Organization wouldn't be wrong.

It operates behind the scenes

And membership is going strong.

Bannon with his immigrant-Muslim-

Women-bashing is among friends.

He can deliver his propaganda

And not have to make amends.

Fringe groups with extreme ideas

Have always been around, we know.

But when their ideas are given credence,

They end up causing a lot of woe.

(9-2-16) By Bob B