Haiku #164: A Legislative Achievement! (Signed in Private)

Trump signed a real bill! 

Hand forced on Russian sanctions...

So tired of winning.

Haiku #163: Trump's Midas Touch

Sessions says he'll stay,

Goes from hated to hero;

Comey déjà vu.

Haiku #162: Stay Classy, Trump Administration!

The Mooch and The Don;

Role models (ahem, mobsters?) --

Crasser the better.

 

Haiku #161: Bi-Partisan Fix vs Uni-Partisan Repeal?

Mavericky McCain;
Then Schumer to McConnell:
"So...call me, maybe?"

Haiku Hiatus

The Trump Haikus will be back in a few weeks. 

In the meantime, read this!

Haiku #160: Trump the Role Model (LOL)

Ethics chief resigns;
Don't confuse legality
With morality.

 

Haiku #159: The Ultimate Distraction

If sh*t goes down with

North Korea; forget not

About #TrumpRussia.

 

Haiku #158: Just Add It to the List!

Already so stressed

Health "reform," Trump's tweets, SCOTUS...

North Korea too??

 

Haiku #157: Freedom Requires Regular Maintenance

Freedom, once hard-earned,

Still a fragile, fickle child

Needing love and care.

Haiku #156: A Weak Strongman

Trump bodyslams news;

Just because you don't like it

Doesn't mean it's "fake."

 

Haiku #155: Will Enough Misogyny EVER be Enough?

Just in! Breaking news!

Trump insults more women, yet

Has Teflon support.

Haiku #154: A Slightly More Pleasant July 4th Weekend

Repubs did smart thing:

Shelve healthcare vote to avoid

Mad constituents.

Haiku #153: Libertarians & Moderates: Strange Healthcare Bedfellows

Rand Paul: Let 'em die

Dems, moderates: safety net! 

 Bizarre bedfellows.

Haiku #152: Lies, Lies, & More Lies

#CBOSCORE is

Bogus; bill helps poor -- trust me,

I'm a Trump U grad.

 

Haiku #151: The Hypocrisatic (sic) Oath

AMA: Heck no!

Sorry, but I trust doctors

Not politicians

 

Haiku #150: Pretending to Care about Election Integrity

Blaming Russian hacks

On Barack is...comical;

Suddenly Trump cares!

Haiku #149: Broken Promises on Healthcare (Shocker!)

Trump: "You'll have the best"

Instead, we get a raw deal:

Worse care, higher costs.

Haiku #148: Skeptical & Grizzled on Healthcare

Briefly had hope when

Trump called House bill "mean", "needs heart" -- 

But I'm battle-worn.

Haiku #147: The Most Basic Need

Either you believe

Healthcare is a human right

Or you're a meanie.

 

Haiku #146: Take from the Poor & Give (Tax Breaks) to the Rich

When you hear "reform,"

Just ask one simple question:

Will rich get richer?

Haiku #145: Let Us See What You're Doing to Our Healthcare!

Whether pro- or con-

Obamacare; at least it

Wasn't in the dark.

 

Haiku #144: Stay the Course...?

My daily quandary: 

Resist? Fight? Be a change agent?

So much wrong. So tired.

 

Haiku #143: If Only Daddy Said You Were Good Enough...

Such a sweet Trump Tweet--

 Daddy didn't love him; and

A child shall lead us. 

Haiku #142: Don't Get Distracted

Look away from Trump

Look towards secretive Senate 

Dismantling healthcare.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2017/06/the_senate_s_health_care_secrecy_will_hurt_millions.html

Haiku #141: The 140-Character President

So did Trump obstruct?

He tweets it's just a witch hunt

Guess that settles it.

Haiku #140: The Turning Political Tide?

Bureau says: Trump may

Have blocked getting to answers;

America goes: "Duh!"

Haiku #139: United Against Violence

Red and Blue unite

(Sad it's due to a shooting)

Can we sustain this?

Haiku #138: Some Terrorism is Homegrown

Heart's with Pulse victims;

Remember we're terrorized

By guns, not just bombs.

Haiku #137: Haven't You Learned By Now Not to Believe Anything I Say??

Trump: "I'll testify"

Schumer, Dems: "Sweet, then do it"

Trump: "Ha! I'm all talk."

 

Haiku #136: Thinly Veiled Intolerance

Trump emboldens fringe

"Anti-Sharia" Marches?

Come on. Check your fear.

 

Haiku #135: One of 'Em is Lying

Who's more trustworthy

Law enforcer or con man?

Super tough call, huh.

Haiku #134: Impeached for Less...

Friendly reminder

Of why Nixon was impeached:

Good ole' Obstruction...

Haiku #133: Comey Don't Play That!

Comey testifies:

I tracked shady chats, shared notes...

Comey don't play that!

Haiku #132: Deafening Silence from the Right on #TrumpRussia

New revelation:

Russia hacked voting machines

Repubs concerned YET??

Haiku #131: Giving the Left a Bad Name

Yo, Kathy Griffin,

Bill Maher: You're hurting the cause

For some nervous laughs.

Haiku #130: The Real Travesty

Feeling for London

Broader loss: Living in fear

Don't let them (or Trump).

Haiku #129: Pray for London & for Us All

My despair's about

More than Trump; it's bombs, fear, hate...

Hard to stay upbeat.

Haiku #128: Make America Stupid & Scared Again

Trump's America:

Walls, bans, deny climate change

Leading from behind.

 

 

Haiku #127: Paris Accord Discord

With us on Paris:

Syria, Nicaragua;

#ClimateChangeIsReal

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.