And so last week, Republicans--
Who legislate from Capitol Hill--
Passed what was very UNPOPULAR:
Trump's big, ugly billionaire bill.
UNPOPULAR? Republicans don't seem to care.

CEDING their congressional POWER
To Donald Trump--a would-be king--
They are there to do his bidding.
The man has got them on a string.
CEDING POWER? Republicans don't seem to care.

Giving TAX BREAKS to the WEALTHY,
Republicans are truly loath
To tell the truth--that these tax breaks
Really will not spur on growth.
UNFAIR TAX BREAKS? Republicans don't seem to care.

Ask them why they are taking billions
Of dollars from health care. Here's one reply--
Which isn't very compassionate--
Someday EVERYBODY MUST DIE.
PEOPLE SUFFERING? Republicans don't seem to care.

By giving ICE unprecedented
Power, it is crystal clear
That THAT along with billions of dollars
Could help create a POLICE STATE here.
POLICE STATE? Republicans don't seem to care.

Republicans always scream about debt,
But when they have power, they're very quiet.
The NATIONAL DEBT will greatly increase.
What happened to their debt-free diet?
NATIONAL DEBT? Republicans don't seem to care.

When critics oppose the bill, Trump says
He hates the Democrats. Not smart.
He thus INCITES more VIOLENCE
And keeps on tearing the country apart.
INCITING VIOLENCE? Republicans don't seem to care.

So what will be the Republicans' fate
When people vote in FUTURE ELECTIONS?
Will they lose at the ballot box
For heartlessness and misguided affections?
FUTURE ELECTIONS? Ah, NOW they'll care.

-by Bob B (7-6-25)

(This poem could be sung to the melody of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic.")

We know that there are folks out there who say they love to teach.
Some of them should know that they should practice what they preach.
Even THOUGH the preacher Jimmy Swaggart gave a fiery speech,
Hypocrisy lives on.

CHORUS:
While they're singing hallelujah,
They can really sock it to ya.
Some of them are out to ***** ya.
Hypocrisy lives on.

You heard him speak with thunder as he stood upon the stage,
And whenever he would talk of Satan, he was filled with rage.
But the money that flowed in was more than just a living wage.
Hypocrisy lives on.

CHORUS:
While they're singing hallelujah,
They can really sock it to ya.
Some of them are out to ***** ya.
Hypocrisy lives on.

And of course he slammed Jim Bakker just before his fall from grace.
An adulterer was Bakker, Swaggart said with a straight face.
After THAT he went and found himself a ****** to embrace.
Hypocrisy lives on.

CHORUS:
While they're singing hallelujah,
They can really sock it to ya.
Some of them are out to ***** ya.
Hypocrisy lives on.

After WHAT he'd done, poor Swaggart claimed to be oh so contrite.
And even though he knew that seeing hookers wasn't right,
He found another one and she was NOT an acolyte.
Hypocrisy lives on.

CHORUS:
While they're singing hallelujah,
They can really sock it to ya.
Some of them are out to ***** ya.
Hypocrisy lives on.

He was LESS remorseful this time, and he said that what he'd done
Wasn't ANYBODY else's business. Oh, the tale he'd spun!
When a preacher misbehaves so, he cannot fool everyone.
Hypocrisy lives on.

CHORUS:
While they're singing hallelujah,
They can really sock it to ya.
Some of them are out to ***** ya.
Hypocrisy lives on.

So I wonder now if many folks out there feel much regret--
I mean THOSE who helped him fund his fancy palace and his jet.
Though he's PASSED away, there's something that we all should not forget:
Hypocrisy lives on.

CHORUS:
While they're singing hallelujah,
They can really sock it to ya.
Some of them are out to ***** ya.
Hypocrisy lives on.

-by Bob B (7-5-25)

Some folks are afraid to use
The f-word; I am certainly not.
If YOU are, then think about
What's happening, and give it a shot.

Assaults on democratic rule
In America we must deplore.
This has never happened here
To such an extent ever before.

The f-word here is "fascism."
Just watch as it undermines
Our rights and freedoms in frightening ways.
Be aware of the tell-tale signs:

A ruler who wants total power
All to himself and stifles dissent,
And one who expects loyalty
From ALL, or he is never content;

A ruler who constantly lies and expects
Close supporters to spread his lies;
Who acts like a powerful despot whom
Folks are afraid to criticize;

A country where many people fear
Going to work, to stores, or to school
Because the government hunts them down
In ways that are unfair and cruel;

A ruler who supports the practice
Of scapegoating and demonization,
And gives extremist groups the right
To justify discrimination;

A place where freedoms are threatened by
A far-right governing apparatus,
And where the ruler is elevated
To practically a god-like status;

A ruler who uses violence
To help him achieve political goals
And always insists he's right, though all
His arguments are full of holes;

A dictatorial ruler who wants
Total control of the higher courts
And tries to force the media
To hide the truth in news reports;

And one who pits the people against
One another and has his squads
Who carry out his reign of terror--
Many of whom are thugs or frauds.

People will always say, "No way!
Fascism couldn't happen here!"
And live their lives ignoring the signs
As rights continue to disappear.

“The hell it can’t!” is what I say.
Look at the signs; learn from the past.
The once-so vivid colors of
Democracy are fading fast.

-by Bob B (7-1-25)

The poor, poor billionaires
Are really having it tough.
It seems as though the money grabbers
Just aren't rich enough.

They dumped a lot of money, of course,
Into Trump's campaign.
Now they're hoping that poorer people's
Loss will be their gain.

Trump and wealthy supporters, including
Folks on Capitol Hill,
Are backing what Trump stupidly calls
His big, beautiful bill.

Many people will lose health care
With cuts to the safety net.
The bill will also add trillions of dollars
To the national debt.

Billions of dollars will go to ICE
To do its dastardly deeds.
Trump wants everybody to think
It's what the country needs.

Again we see that Trump and fellow
Republicans have the itch
To push through legislation giving
Tax breaks to the rich.

-by Bob B (6-29-25)

Trump just couldn't wait for the chance
To bomb Iran's nuclear sites--
Urged on by Netanyahu
And Trump's supportive troglodytes.

Diplomacy is anathema
To Bibi Netanyahu it seems.
Bomb now, talk later:
That is how he plans and schemes.

Was it only a minor setback,
Or were the bombings a major hit?
When journalists want to know the truth,
Trump gets angry and has a fit.

"Obliterated?" "Severely damaged?"
Those are questions we have to ask,
As Donald Trump loses his cool,
Taking the media to task.

In 2018 Trump stupidly
Tore up the nuclear deal that we had
With the Iranians. In his articulate
Manner he said, The deal is bad.

If he had left it intact, the bombings
Wouldn't have been necessary.
And if the sites were merely damaged,
The setbacks will only be temporary.

But he feels like a warrior now--
The guy who wily avoided the draft
By using the good ol' bone spur excuse.
The British would say: "The man is daft!"

-by Bob B (6-26-25)

Trump's three stooges--Karoline Leavitt,
Pam Bondi, and Kristi Noem°--
Perform for their almighty leader
And lie until the cows come home.

Listen to them and you will hear
That when the three of them are pressed
To give an answer to journalists' questions,
They'll undoubtedly do their best

To artfully avoid the topic,
And you will hear them bring up the name
Of Joe Biden, their punching bag.
For ALL that's wrong, Biden's to blame.

If they want to keep their jobs,
They have to lie for Trump, of course.
If they told the bitter truth,
Then he'd demand a quick divorce.

Trump and all his admin team
Have been well-trained in hocus pocus.
They have been instructed to always
Deflect, ignore, and shift the focus.

We are watching as day by day
The river of lies continues to widen.
Trump and his team think they'll win points
By telling untruths and screaming "Biden!"

-by Bob A (6-16-25)

°Karoline Leavitt - White House Press Secretary; Pam Bondi - U.S. Attorney General; Kristi Noem - U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security

Curses; devils; magic wands;
Talking donkeys; talking snakes;
References to sorcerers;
Angels helping with prison breaks;

Bizarre prophets predicting the future;
Flaming chariots in the sky;
Fratricide and patricide;
The dangers of an evil eye;

Talking bushes; teleportation;
Exorcisms; magical cures;
The sun and moon both "standing still";
Visits to heaven through visual tours;

Soothsayers; seers and wizards;
Giants causing fear on Earth;
Dead folks coming back to life;
A super-miraculous ****** birth;

The strangest beasts you've ever heard of;
Divine intervention in wars;
Curious dreams predicting the future;
A lot of talk of harlots and ******;

Food that feeds some wandering folks
And falls from the skies for forty years;
An angry god with little patience
Causing lamentation and tears;

Violence and genocide
Commanded that jealous god;
Incestuous relationships;
A man parts waters by lifting a rod;

Angels that **** and fight with humans;
Evil spirits possessing swine;
Miracle workers; deadly plagues;
Water turning into wine;

Mysterious hands that write on walls;
A star that makes a guiding trail;
A prophet who's cast from a ship and then
Allegedly spends three days in a whale;

Voices from clouds; someone who
Can walk on water and talk to devils--
A storytelling itinerant preacher
Whose lessons work on many levels.

What's all this? A horror story
Or fantasy novel fit for all ages?
A book by Stephen King? Well, no.
It ALL can be found on the Bible's pages.

-by Bob B (6-14-25)