I’m puzzled by the LA Times I’m puzzled by The Post I’ve never seen, since Halloween Such giving up the ghost   The Left alleges cruelty In their bill of divorcement All because the publishers Withheld the big endorsement   The Left says they were pressured Their actions spell our doom But if some pressure [...]

Perhaps I'm just too young to know Or too old to remember How issues came in focus As we moved into November Should we be in the businesses Of every foreign nation Or focus on the benefits Of splendid isolation   Should we resist the dominoes As they remake the map Or verify and then [...]

I wish I were a liberal I think you know the kind They’re always sure and certain And they never change their mind   There’d be no introspection No reflection, no remorse I’d sail in one direction And I never would change course   They have a way of blocking out The evidence before them [...]

I can’t believe the media No matter how I’ve tried Every time they speak, I hear, “Your shoelace is untied.”   When they say to swing away That’s when I want to bunt They didn’t learn from Cronkite They learned from Allen Funt   We used to treat the Fourth Estate With reverence and renown [...]

We all have learned that war is hell Those who fight them learn that well   And though we see wars on TV They witness what we’ll never see   For when our view gets too darn hot We look away when they cannot   Now, we all know, you’d be a liar To say [...]

Have you ever had a project That you’ve seen with such precision But no matter how you pitch it No one else can see the vision?   Have you found a new investment That you’re certain will advance But you need a canny partner And not one will take the chance   Remember all those [...]

Not too far in the future A week from Tuesday next Will mark a special moment For an influential text   They’d won a war for freedom The northern and the southern And now they had to show the world They had the skills to govern   From May until September They met and talked [...]

I once saw a magician He was really very good But none of it was magic If I’d only understood   That he captured my attention And received a great ovation By some crafty misdirection And rehearsed manipulation   Sparks came from his fingers And when the smoke had cleared My card, my keys, my [...]

There’s so much I could rant about How can a poet choose? So, let’s reflect on all of it With “Numbers in the News”   Children unaccompanied Now says the DHS Have crossed our southern border And it’s time that they confess   We welcomed them and processed them At monumental cost Released them to [...]

The VP picked her running mate The only question’s now How much of what Tim Walz believes Will he soon disavow   What issues and convictions He’s held for long duration Are subject to a process of Excessive moderation   It’s not like it’s uncommon Yes, we’ve already seen it So much of what the [...]