You Can Be Fired for Telling the Truth

Secretary of State Tillerson's

Spokesman, Steve Goldstein was canned

For having told the truth. It seems

That truth in the White House is NOT in demand.

When Tillerson learned that he had been

Removed from office through a tweet,

Goldstein merely reported the news.

Trump found that indiscreet.

Andrew McCabe, Deputy

Director of the FBI,

Was also fired by Trump (through Sessions)

As circumstances intensify.

Trump has nurtured an ongoing effort

To unashamedly cast doubt

On FBI personnel

To one by one weed them out.

You can perform exemplary service--

Working your tail off year after year--

Investigate alleged wrongdoings,
And then find yourself out on your ear.

The president and some of his cronies

Have spoken before of an FBI purge.

When purges occur, we can watch

As autocrats' true intentions emerge.

In the case of McCabe we have seen

Trumped up charges become the excuse.

That after McCabe for months
Put up with Trump's verbal abuse.

A mean desire to humiliate?

A thirst for vengeance? Need we mention

That Andrew McCabe was fired two days

Before he would receive his full pension?

If Congress refuses to act, the only

Solution will come from the voting booth,

Where voters reject someone who'd fire
Officials for seeking or telling the truth.

-by Bob B (3-17-18)