This past Sunday
Congress came up with a spending deal
to keep the government open until September.
The deal will not fund
Trump's border wall
nor decrease the budget
for sanctuary cities.
Even more infuriatingly
should the bipartisan bill pass
spending will increase for domestic programs
and protections put in place
for Planned Parenthood
and Affordable Care Act subsidies.
In response
Donald Trump tweeted
"The reason for the plan negotiated
between the Republicans and Democrats
is that we need 60 votes in the Senate
which are not there!
We either
elect more Republican Senators in 2018
or change the rules now to 51%.
Our country
needs a good 'shutdown'
in September to fix mess!"
and thereby assuring all Americans
that he puts personal agenda
over maintaining a functioning government
and that when the going gets tough
the defeated get whiny.
This poem © 2017 Emily Cooper.
