Haiku #126: Checkers vs. Chess

"Trump playing checkers
While other leaders play chess"
(This one wrote itself)

http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/wendy-sherman-kushner-backchannel-defense-took-my-breath-away-956660291580

Haiku #125: A Real Leader

Happy 100th,

JFK. May we have more

Moonshots in us yet.

Haiku #124: Truly Presidential Qualifications

Reality Star
Birther, Name-Caller, Huckster...
Trump's resume. Sad!

Haiku #123: Toxic People are Suffering

How would Trump now be
Had his daddy just loved him?
Dude needs a real hug.

 

Haiku #122: Role Model

Our message to kids:
Be vulgar, greedy, bratty --
You'll be president!

Haiku #121: Jared's Real Role: Do the Dirty Work

Kushner in crosshairs

So we're supposed to believe

Daddy didn't know??

Haiku #120: Schadenfreude

If it's wrong to smile

At Pope's, Macron's diss; then I

Don't wanna be right.

 

 

Haiku #119: The Pope is Dope

Trump: It's an honor

Pope: Sure, dude. Honestly though --

Climate change is real.

Haiku #118: The Disappearing Safety Net

#TrumpBudget makes clear:

War is the priority;

Sucks for poor and Earth.

 

Haiku #117: Constitutional Cowardice

Flynn: "I plead the Fifth"

(Always code for "I'm guilty")

Hide behind Founders.

Haiku #116: An Accelerated Idiocracy

Russia stuff aside,

Is an Idiocracy

Grounds for impeachment?

Haiku #115: Some Words Rhyme!

Grumpy, frumpy Trump

Plumpy, dumpy, crummy Trump

Dump Trump. On his rump.

Haiku #114: Unplugging Required

Trump news overwhelms

This weekend: No WaPo, Times;

Instead: EPL.

Haiku #113: A National Embarrassment

Trump's Teflon with base

Look past flaws, blame MSM;

How long can that last?

Haiku #112: Trump Leaks Himself

Russia leaks are bad

Leaders, intel sources think:

Trust THIS dude? Nah. Thanks.

Haiku #111: Constant Chaos

Breathless media

Keeping Trump out of shadows

Let's all take a breath.

 

Haiku #110: Chill with the Impeachment Stuff

Inquiries will find...

Sketchiness...but we knew that;

We're stuck for four years.

 

Haiku #109: Ode to Ivana, Marla, and Melania

Trump baby-mamas: 

Good job given deadbeat Dad;

Happy Mother's Day!

 

Haiku #108: The Only Way for Things to Change

Outrage at Orange

Must be shared by Blue AND Red;

Need pressure within.

Haiku #107: Comey Demurred

Trump and Comey dine

Comey: "Can I keep my job?"

Trump: "Be loyal" (wink).

 

 

Haiku #106: The Problem with Pledging Allegiance

"Yes" men don't tell you:

Bad idea to fire Comey;

They hide in bushes.

Haiku #105: Can a Corrupted Bureau Still Prove...Corruption?

Unhinged and unchecked

Constitution in crisis

How will this all end??!

 

Haiku #104: Under Investigation? Fire the Investigator!

Says Trump to Comey:

"How's the view under the bus?

I won, thanks. You're done."

 

Haiku #103: Nationalism = Not the Way Forward

Liberals rising

Wins in France, South Korea

Trumpism slap-down.

 

Haiku #102: Late Spring (An Actual Haiku for a Change)

Firefly on finger

Whispering winds through green leaves

Alone with Mother.

 

Haiku #101: Frexit's the Last Thing We Need

Advice to the French

From bitter Americans

Be smart: Don't get Trumped.

Haiku #100: An OxyMORON

Trump cares not for us
Trump cares for business and rich
Need more proof? TrumpCare.

Haiku #99: "Rescue Those Who Are Being Taken Away to Death" (Proverbs 24:11)

Hey, "Christian" House Reps,
Didn't Jesus care for the
Sick and elderly?

Haiku #98: Being Alive is a Preexisting Condition

Repeal getting real

Repubs lack humanity --

Make them rue the day.

 

 

Haiku #97: Sad for Michelle, Sad for Kids

Trump working hard to

Make School Lunches Crap Again;

Profits before kids.

Haiku #96: Our President Just Doesn't Know Stuff

Civil War lessons...

True student of history;

Why even pretend?