Urgent appeal: vote Dem to check Trump

Policy differences between the two parties don't even matter in tomorrow's (November 6) election. We are voting with existential considerations in mind about the U.S. as we've known it.
Strident Republicans will say the Democrats will lead us down a path of disaster. How? The eight years of Bill Clinton were pretty good. How ironic that so many in the left wing now have a generous opinion toward George W. Bush. Remember how Keith Olbermann used to lambaste Bush? Today we have right wing Fox Business firebrand Lou Dobbs referring to Bush as a "liberal."
What a strange stew of political rhetoric we have in our country now.
It is essential in the election to vote for everyone with a "D" next to their names, and this is because we need to check Donald Trump. Without that check, heaven help us all. Many have been assuming the Democrats will take the House. The odds may seem good but it's not a slam dunk. It was unconscionable for the Star Tribune to endorse any Republicans for Congress. Arguments over "who would represent the district better" are secondary now. They are secondary to the totally primary aim of electing Democrats so Trump's feet might be held to the fire some (if not a lot).
The reputation of the Christian religion is at stake. Will this faith become pigeon-holed with the likes of Pat Robertson, Liberty University and all that? Mike Huckabee said on Fox News that "people of faith" must turn out for the mid-terms and vote Republican. I think of all the Morris area Apostolic Christian types, along with fellow soldiers of Evangelical-Free Church, Hosanna and others, and wonder if these people will exercise even one brain cell in making a decision. Will they just follow their tribal senses and vote straight GOP, 100 percent of them, or can they think more independently and reflect more on what Jesus Christ really stood for?
Back during the 2016 campaign I wrote some rather light, amusing song lyrics about Trump as if he was a benign novelty. What hath God wrought? I now have new song lyrics penned with a melancholy tone, reflecting where we're at.
Could GOP dominance in all arms of government - this now includes the Supreme Court - send us down a path like 1930s Germany? It will slowly start to sink in, until it's too late. There is hope if the American people show wisdom (not a slam dunk) and ensure there are checks and balances.
We hear Trump clearly imply now that if a migrant girl age 9 picks up a rock to throw in order to vent at the border, our military will shoot and kill her. What would Jesus say?
Here are my song lyrics to "Trump, Trump, Trump." The chorus melody is something I wrote some time ago for a song I called "Laid Back Lady." Thank you for reading and vote Democrat.
  
"Trump, Trump, Trump"
by Brian Williams
 
It started as amusement
Each day on "Morning Joe"
A man from entertainment
Who sought to get our votes
It seemed a passing fancy
When he was on the screen
Was it all a dream?
 
We need our better angels
To sort out what we hear
So we can know the angles
And keep our vision clear
And yet we bought the snake oil
Direct from Mr. Trump
You can't make this up
 
CHORUS:
Trump, Trump, Trump is on our minds
We can't turn it off
Even though we know better
Trump, Trump, Trump could steal us blind
And we couldn't care
'Cause he's on the TV
  
 
We did not see it coming
We had to pinch ourselves
And though it might seem funny
We had to say "hell's bells"
A man with no experience
Who had a gift of gab
Would it end up bad?
 
He spent some time with Stormy
'Cause she had quite the curves
By now you know the story
By now you know each verse
And though he called her Horseface
She must have cast a spell
We know all too well
 
(repeat chorus)
 
He acts like he's your best friend
As long as you are white
His base is such a dead end
It fills us full of fright
And so he leans on Fox News
A propaganda feast
It's so make believe
 
Melania is a beauty
We love her just because
Ivanka is a cutie
I don't know what she does
It all could be a movie
A piece of fantasy
But it's all too real
 
(repeat chorus)
 
He puts us in a panic
When he sends out a tweet
It makes us all feel manic
And bugs us in our sleep
We read it in the papers
And then we sing the blues
No it's not fake news
 
He says look out for migrants
Along their caravan
The right wing is compliant
Agreeing with his stands
He says we'll open fire
If someone throws a stone
How can we condone?
 
(repeat chorus)


- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com