Clueless in Class

And they thought I was pretty smart.

For their President my classmates chose me

And other officers who were charming and pretty

And I was too dumb

To ask them to come

To discuss class affairs privately.

After 10th grade the boys could get out of ROTC if they joined another before school program.  The only option I remember was chorus.  It was inside, the director was young and pretty and I learned to sing. 

In 10th grade ROTC was required

In 11th many boys joined the choir

The attraction for us?

There were girls in the chorus

And Mrs. Mastros who got us inspired.

Only Five Months ‘til the NH Primary

If Fox News is unavailable in your broadcast area and you don’t have cable was there a debate?  All I heard was that Trump talked more than anyone else.  That’s news?

He’s an acid tongued disgruntled grump

Spewing a stream of consciousness dump

As a multi-billionaire

Why would he care

To change a system that’s been good to *!! TRUMP !!*

Remember back in 2000 when the Supreme Court elected a dumbed down, from the hip shooting, plain talking, misspeaking, folksy, Ivy League educated, logic defying, intelligence denying ‘decider’?

Is his lead in the polls a bubble, a

Blip, is it something to trouble ya?

Is he destined to fall?

If you recall

We misunderestimated Dubbya.

They're Off and Running

Oh what’s that cacophonous sound?

The Circus is coming to town!

With old acts and new ones

Praising God, packing guns

With Trump the orange haired clown.

Tonight 14 of the declared Republican candidates will meet in NH for a pre-debate forum to be broadcast on C Span.  Only 10 will make the cut for Thursday's Fox 'News' debate.

Their tongues sharp and their tempers fraying

Who’s got what you need to stay in

And finish the fight

Trump is  absent tonight

Though Christie decided to weigh in.

They’re pumped and chomping the bit

They’re spewign some venomous shit

With reporters in thrall

Counting hit, flip and fall

Then we’ll get a load of their crit.

One Upsmanship

Do you know any people like this?

When he asks for your thoughts you’d expect

Him to give what you say some respect

But he tries to sound

Like the smartest around

And dismisses all ideas you conject.

 I think I used to be one, and if I’ve really kicked the habit that makes me far superior to those who need to think they are the smartest in the room.  Even knowing all that, people like this are hard to live with, or work for.

He’ll find fault, that I will guarantee

A problem I failed to foresee

The flaw might be small

And not a problem at all

But it lets him feel smarter than me.

Yes Ms. Doty I know it should be smarter than I, but...