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)