A Parade of Contradictions (4/15/20)

“I’ve total authority,” he said.
“On this and all matters ahead.”
And yet … and yet
I’ll wager a bet
Our constitution, he has not read
 
Responsibility he does not own
Accountability is so overblown
And yet … and yet
Authority – you bet
Is all his and his alone
 
“The saddest news conference ever.”
“We’re all feeling under the weather.”
And yet ... and yet
Lest we not forget…
His ratings are the highest ever
 
To start the economy he’s suggests
We do not need full-scale tests
And yet… and yet
To start that reset
We need test from east coast to west
 
On 2-26 he did say
Like flu, it’ll all go away
And yet … and yet
It’s a much bigger threat
As Novara in Jan did relay
 
“We knew from the start.” said old Pence
“Than flu, it’s 3 times as intense.”
And yet … and yet
I do so regret
To inform you this was a pretense
 
In a week, millions of tests will be here
For all who want one, don’t fear
And yet … and yet
The tests aren’t here yet
When they will be is still unclear
 

Do we need tests? “Well, yes,” said old Trump.
“If we want to get over the hump.”
And yet … and yet
The goal’s not been met
Mention that, he’ll call you a grump
 
“Sign of progress and hope do abound.”
said Pense, “the data is sound.”
and yet … and yet
there’s much fear and fret
on the COVID 19 battleground
 
“In the world, our testing’s the best.”
Our president did so attest
And yet … and yet
Statistics we vet
Say the US is worse than the rest
 
Safety or vote was their choice
As the right tried to suppress their voice
And yet … and yet
In Wisconsin you bet
it’s the Democrats now who rejoice
 
“#Fire Fauci!” said Trump’s twitter feed
We worried he would do the deed
And yet … and yet
It’s not a threat
He said that we all did misread
 
“It’s fake news!” he’ll so often claim
Great journalist how he does defame
and yet … and yet
His lies are the threat
to our country…. This is not a game
 
On the one hand he claims vote by mail
Leads to fraud on a very large scale
And yet … and yet
He knows if we get…
all to vote, Republicans will fail
 
The briefings, Cuomo did say
are offensive to watch every day
And yet … and ye
The press hasn’t yet
Stopped airing the shameful display
 
The stimulus checks on the way
Thanks to Congress and what tax payers pay
And yet … and yet
I kid you nyet
DJT’s name each check will display
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So hats off to nurses and docs
And those who keep up our food stocks
The volunteer sector
The trash collector
The police who patrol all our blocks
 
To musicians and those who perform
using Facebook or Zoom platform
like sans food we’d be through
We can’t live without you
When we can, back to you we will swarm
 
The governors working together
Trump’s offensive treatment they weather
They don’t take his bait
They know they can’t wait
To lead and keep us all together
 
So turn off Trump’s daily sh**t show
Say “No!” to those Fox so and so’s
Do you part, stay inside
Let your conscience be your guide
And the seeds of unity will grow.
 
But November is up in the air
Our democracy’s in disrepair
No voter suppression
In the next election….
And Biden will win fair and square