J.D. Vance is trying to
Pretend he's getting tougher.
All he's doing is being Trump's
Enthusiastic fluffer.

CHORUS:
Shady J.D., if you can,
Why not try to be a man,
Instead of being a spineless simp--
Trump's sycophantic wimp?

It's scary what is happening
In these crazy times.
We merely have to think that folks
Are committing crimes,

And once we have suspected that,
We take the easy route:
Without due process, what do we do?
Hell, we ***** them out.

J.D. Vance thinks that's so cool.
When people throw a fit
And say that's wrong, Vance replies,
"I don't give a sh*t."

CHORUS:
Shady J.D., if you can,
Why not try to be a man,
Instead of being a spineless simp--
Trump's sycophantic wimp?

To pick a fight with Venezuela
Is Trump's current goal.
And J.D. Vance has followed Trump
Down the rabbit hole.

Their desire for power is both
Shocking and perverse.
But their disdain for human life?
That is even worse.

Unbelievable the havoc
Both of them have wreaked.
No, we're not the mouse that roared;
We're the lion that squeaked.

CHORUS:
Shady J.D., if you can,
Why not try to be a man,
Instead of being a spineless simp--
Trump's sycophantic wimp?

-by Bob B (9-9-25)

Often I get messages
That say this site is not secure.
Frequently, I can't sign on,
Which is a bunch of steer manure.

The site creators ought to fix
The problem. Could it be that hard?
I think that hackers could break in
And leave a nasty calling card.

So, site creators, do us a favor
And do what it takes to secure this site,
Making it less vulnerable
AND a bit more watertight.

-by Bob B (9-7-25)

Whom was sitting all alone,
Feeling sad and dejected.
For quite a while, the pronoun has
Been a bit neglected.

"I just don't understand," he cried,
"Why I am not used.
And when I am, I'm very often
Terribly abused."

Who walked over and sat with him.
Sad that he was blue,
She said, "It's just that speakers prefer
Me instead of you.

"I am easy to find and use,
Whether by voice or ink.
However, you make speakers of English
Have to stop and think--

"Unless they know you very well,
And many of them don't.
Folks have the chance to make your acquaintance,
But, sadly, many won't.

"You are not the only one
To be in such a funk.
Look what's happening to our friends
Eaten, Gone, and Drunk!"

(By the way, Who was sincere;
She WASN'T a mere pretender.
And don't forget that Whom and Who
Both can change their gender.)

"At least," said Whom, "I'm in the books--
The great works from the past.
As long as folks will read them, I know
My legacy will last."

Who left feeling depressed about
Whom's impending doom.
How horrible to witness the sad
Demise of brother Whom!

-by Bob B (9-5-25)

(This poem could be sung to the melody of Gilbert and Sullivan's "When I Was a Lad," from the H.M.S. PINAFORE. There are grammatical irregularities for obvious reasons.😉)

TRUMP:
When I was a kid, I learned from Dad
To stay on top and to never get had.
I learned the pleasures that our wealth could bring,
And he often called me "killer" and he called me "king."

SYCOPHANTS:
And he often called him "killer" and he called him "king."

TRUMP:
Since Daddy called me "king" it really helped somehow
For me to be the ruler of the country now.

SYCOPHANTS:
Since Daddy called him "king" it really helped somehow
For him to be the ruler of the country now.

TRUMP:
I learned quite fast. My goal? Get rich quick!
Some fraud can be a plus, for it does the trick.
I got my way, or I would come unglued.
And if people gave me problems, piece of cake: I sued.

SYCOPHANTS:
And if people gave him problems, piece of cake: he sued.

TRUMP:
I grew so rich and famous that the crowds said "Wow!"
So therefore I'm the ruler of the country now.

SYCOPHANTS:
He grew so rich and famous that the crowds said "Wow!"
So therefore he's the ruler of the country now.

TRUMP:
I learned very quickly all the tricks of the trade:
A boss saves money if folks aren't paid.
I learned so fast how to crush dissent,
And I SOON became an unrelenting president.

SYCOPHANTS:
And he SOON became an unrelenting president.

TRUMP:
Since ALL my fans adore me, I will take a bow.
They like that I'm the ruler of the country now.

SYCOPHANTS:
Since ALL his fans adore him, he will take a bow.
They're happy he's the ruler of the country now.

TRUMP:
A manifesto that is helping me survive
Is known as Project 2025.
Oh, the project helps expand my role:
I'm a president who wants complete control.

SYCOPHANTS:
He's a president who wants complete control.

TRUMP:
And so criticism I won't allow
Because I am the ruler of the country now.

SYCOPHANTS:
And so criticism he won't allow
Because he is the ruler of the country now.

TRUMP:
For admin teams, it makes no sense
To put TOO much emphasis on competence.
They MUST be loyal and kowtow to you,
And support you when you're asking "What would Putin do?"

SYCOPHANTS:
And support you when you're asking "What would Putin do?"

TRUMP:
My DEAR friend Putin is the cat's meow.
He helped me be the ruler of the country now.

SYCOPHANTS:
His DEAR friend Putin is the cat's meow.
He helped him be the ruler of the country now.

TRUMP:
So all out there, please listen to my plea:
If you WANT to get to the top just like me,
You should toss out your conscience, be as cold as ice,
And never say you're wrong or be contrite or nice.

SYCOPHANTS:
And never say you're wrong or be contrite or nice.

TRUMP:
If YOU'RE more like me--yes, holier than thou--
Then you could all be rulers just like I am now.

SYCOPHANTS:
If WE'RE more like him--yes, holier than thou--
Then we could all be rulers just like he is now.

-by Bob B (8-30-25)

It looks as though the president--
The dull and tedious bore--
Has unilaterally decided
That he's declaring war.

War on what or whom? you wonder.
The man who thinks he's king
Appears to be declaring war
On almost everything:

War on truth; war on judges
Who don't agree with him;
War on any critic who doesn't
Support his every whim;

War on immigrants' rights and war
On aid to people in need;
War on any measures that
Restrict corporate greed;

War on DEI, or course,
And war on voters' rights;
War on historic records that he
Thinks are unfair to Whites;

War on the rule of law, and war
Also on reason and science;
War on wokenesss, because he doesn't
Tolerate defiance;

War on schools with high Hispanic
Enrollment; war on the press;
When he imposes his tariffs, then war
On countries that don't acquiesce;

War on clean-air regulations
And health protections for sure,
For he's defunding research, which
For him has no allure;

War on an independent Department
Of Justice and FBI,
For now they jump when he says "Jump!"
And do not ask him "Why?”;

War on public broadcasting
Which gives him fits of pique;
War on ANY station that
Allows his critics to speak;

War on cities, particularly
Those in states that are blue;
War on you if you perhaps
Are LGBTQ;

War on us, for he is using
Our troops against us. His orders:
Troops have the right to stop and question
Anyone near our borders.

Especially on Democrats
War has been declared,
But he'll go after anyone.
Very few are spared.

It's really war on democracy
As our rights disappear.
I never thought I'd see the day
That THAT would happen here.

There seems to be no end in sight
Of this continuing saga.
The Statue of Liberty now wears
A red cap saying "MAGA."

-by Bob B (8-23-25)

Crime is up in D.C., says Trump,
And so he wants the National Guard
To take control of our capital.
Typical Trump: no holds barred.

Crime is actually DOWN in D.C.,
But there's a place where crime runs rife--
Where it is basically par for the course--
Where it is merely a way of life--

Where ***-traffickers congregate
And party with their scumbag friends--
Where victims are groomed and lives are shattered
And perpetrators won't make amends--

Where classified documents were once found
Lying around for guests' perusal--
Where the owner would be adept
At teaching a course: How to Bamboozle--

Where anti-democratic plotters
Plan how they will fleece the country,
How they'll support a corrupt regime,
And how troops will police the country.

The place is owned by an infamous felon--
A mob don, kingpin, crime boss type,
Who chases after any critic
With whom he has the slightest gripe--

Who also is an extortionist
And wants us all to bend to his will--
Corporations, places of learning,
And legislators on Capitol Hill.

So get the troops out of D.C.
And send them to the Florida coast
To crime-ridden Mar-a-Lago.
THAT'S where they are needed the most.

-by Bob B (8-21-25)

Trump is flexing his flabby muscle.
He keeps doing that all the time.
He wants to prove that he's in control
And show that he is tough on crime.

A triple-axe murderer
Fled Madrid. Yes, he's the one
Who went to Venezuela where he
Was sent to prison for what he'd done.

Trump had the killer released
After he'd made a prison deal.
The murderer now walks our streets!
Tell me how that makes you feel.

Kilmar Obrego García was sent
By accident to El Salvador
To languish in prison. After some months
He was returned, but Trump is sore.

So Trump's administration found
A felon set for deportation
To testify against García.
The ****'s now free. An abomination!

Ghilaine Maxwell, *** trafficker
Linked to Trump and sentenced in court
To a 20-year prison term,
Was moved to a prison more like a resort.

After Donald Trump took office,
We saw him pull out all the stops
To pardon the Capitol rioters--even
One who called for killing cops.

The guy is now a DOJ
Official. The AG hired the man.
In order to please Donald Trump,
Bondi will do whatever she can.

Although in D.C. crime is down,
Trump wants control, of course.
And so there's now a domestically
Deployed military force.

And NOW he calls on the national guard?
Before he wasn't so quick to respond
When rioters stormed the Capitol.
With them he has a special bond.

We are aware that Donald Trump
Employs distractions all the time.
Instead of releasing the Epstein files,
He wants us to think he's tough on crime.

-by Bob B (8-17-25)

(Thanks to R.M. for the inspiration)