Hillary Clinton has officially
entered the race
with a few controversial messages
aimed at America's non-billionaires
at the rally held
on New York City's Roosevelt Island
such as "It's time
your time
to secure the gains
and move ahead"
and "America can't succeed
unless you succeed"
and "The middle class
needs more growth and more fairness
for a lasting prosperity"
and perhaps most egregiously
"Democracy can't just be
for billionaires and corporations."
Now we await Jeb Bush's response
after he recovers
from his foreign policy trip to Estonia
a tiny European country
that led the world
by legalizing online voting
more than 10 years ago
and almost nine years ago
was visited by his brother George
who became the first sitting president
to do so.
If he is smart
he will play off
his brother's legacy
by distinguishing himself
as Future President of the Past
his "own man"
that will not have made
those same bad decisions
(or at least those
that we found less than desirable)
as George did.
This poem © 2015 Emily Cooper.
