The Art of the Deal

There is irony in this: We live in a nation where we are told we will lose our freedom if we lose our weapons; the government will first take our guns, then take our freedom. 
 
Freedom fades where guns are no longer found.

And now Trump has defunded the supply of weapons to Ukraine. I guess the moral of the story is, never fight with a borrowed gun. The Ukrainians are rallying to find weapons from other sources but, as Trump has observed, they don't have a chance without his help. He refers to it as their not having the cards, the U.S. has them all. 

Cards, guns -- whichever. Depends on whether you're playing poker or fighting a war.

Have you ever seen on of those old westerns where a gun-less man gets in a fight and someone throws him a gun so he can defend himself? That's Zelenskyy and Trump. Zelenskyy is in a fight and Trump is refusing to throw him a gun. Well, not completely refusing to toss him a gun. He notes Zelenskyy has a mine up in the hills and exchange for half of what's in it, he'll toss Zelenskyy a gun.

Whoever thought the art of a deal would ever come to a gunfight.  

The Underworld

The U.S. went rogue that day
Nov. 4th
Electing a president who would be at odds
With East, West, South, North

But notably, the West
The free world
Some would suggest it was the day
The U.S. joined the underworld

That's Cool by Me

I watched it, the entire 50-minute video of the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting. I found nothing offensive by Zelenskyy. He disagreed, that's all. He pointed out the numerous times Putin had broken signed agreements. He noted nobody stopped Putin from 2014-2022, which didn't square with Trump saying Putin never broke any agreements during his presidency. He wondered out loud what kind of diplomacy is possible with Putin since Putin never keeps his word. He said there needs to be security measures while Trump said he was not worried about security. Offering your viewpoints to the president of the United States should not be considered offensive. He stood up for his nation; that's cool by me.

 Shakedown in the Oval Office

A shakedown in the Oval Office
You know what a shakedown is, don't you?
You take something from someone by making threats
And they give the money to you before it's all through

Trump wants some money
Something to pay for all we've done
He threatens we won't help anymore
And he's not just kidding and making fun

We want half of your minerals
Half of them, I say
And after issuing his threat
Trump just walks away

Zelensky mulls it over
Seems he has no choice
And when he comes into Trump's office
Trump and Vance raise their voice

A shakedown in the Oval Office
Money wasn't demanded before this new president
But now, after the fact, the rules have changed
Trump is setting a new precedent

I'm looking out for No. 1, Trump says
It's all about what's in it for me
I'm giving you quite a bargain
Are you bright enough to see?

Long, long ago we made a deal
Promising to defend Ukraine
Ukraine gave up its nuclear arsenal
So our defense it could obtain

Ukraine has already paid for help
Already paid for aid
But when you're in Trump's shakedown
He forgets the promise that we made

Putin in the White House

Putin in the White House
Who have we elected?
A proxy president
Is all we've selected

 America First Needs a Makeover

America First shouldn't have to mean this:
We are better than the rest
We don't need to cry out
That we are the best

We don't need to suppose
Taking care of ourselves
Means we can't care for others
We can still help our far-away sisters and brothers

America First / me first
They can be the same
If all we care about is ourselves
That's a selfish aim

But America First doesn't need to mean this
It can mean we're first to care
It can mean we're first to help
And we're first to share

So, "America First" needs a makeover
Shouldn't we give it that?
For we all live together
In one big habitat

Excuse Me

Excuse me, Mr. President
And Vice President JD Vance
But who owes who a thank you?
That's the question I advance

Seems to me, it's their blood that's spilt
It's they who have paid the cost
It's they who are paying the price
That freedom won't be lost

Wars will come and wars will go
But the world wars, it seems
Are when nations seek to rule the whole earth
That is in their dreams

Someone has to stop them
Someone needs to take a stand
So, we should thank Ukraine and Zelenskyy
Don't you understand?