He promised a return to good times:
He promised to close the southern border and
and make Mexico pay for the border wall.
He promised “to drill baby drill” for more oil
and no more subsidies for windmills and solar.
He promised to end the War in Ukraine in a day.
He promised to play Robin Hood
using trumped-up tariffs to make us pay big time
for the favor to import products into the USA.
He promised to end DEI
as he said it is a form of discrimination.
He promised to end federal efforts in education
by closing the Department of Education
and selling the student loans at a profit
to banks and other interested buyers
who may charge variable rates
and balloon payments
to recoup any potential loan losses.
He explained that in an election
a promise made, is a debt unpaid.
He added that he is a different kind of candidate
who will keep his promises including
a tax cut for big business and billionaires
which he explained on his midnight media post:
“That the tax cut creates benefits that trickle down
so that everyone who wants to work will benefit.”
He promised no taxes for tip workers.
He promised no taxes on social security.
He promised to end the federal tax on income
and replace it with a tax on consumption
just as we did when McKinley was President.
He promised a digital dollar replacing paper money
managed for your benefit just like a credit card.
He promised steep tariffs to encourage on-shoring
of manufacturing and all the resulting jobs.
He reminded us that our Constitution promises
the pursuit of happiness and that a tax cut
makes this pursuit possible for every working American.
Lastly, he promised to lobby for a Noble Peace Prize
and added there is room for just one more bust
on the far righthand side of Mount Rushmore.
Tim Thornburgh
Tim Thornburgh graduated from Seattle University and shortly thereafter joined the Peace Corps. He served as a high school teacher of English and History at Outer Islands High School in Falalop, Ulithi. Tim has also worked in Yap, Pohnpei, Saipan, and the Philippines. Tim now lives in the spring, summer and fall in Bremerton, Washington.
Tim's poetry has been published in The San Fernando Poetry Journal, Amelia, the Haight Ashbury Literary Journal, Humanidat, Moose Bound Press, Night Roses, Four Tulips, 7th Circle, and Lowlife Lit Press.