Michael Hoban, Ph.D.

I

I read the paper just today and guess what I did see?
The approval for the Pres and Veep were as low as they could be.

They asked the people what they thought and wouldn't you just know
They seemed to say that anyone could run a better show.

It seems that people don't approve of war without a cause
The thought of all those needless deaths are giving people pause.

They do not think that it is right to torture and to lie
They don't believe our leaders now - no matter how they try.

II

The people do not seem to think that freedom will be spread
By bullets and deception - and a lot of people dead.

They wonder why so many who live in other lands
Now think of us as bullies with blood upon our hands.

Of course it's true that we were hurt on that awful day
When thousands died ‘cause cowards sought to have their way.

We want to strike at terror and that is only right
But shouldn't we be sure it's the bad guys in our sight?

III

The people think that maybe the invasion was not just
And what our leaders told us has now all turned to dust.

The weapons that they told us that really were so bad
We did find out the other guy never really had.

And then there was the torture and secret prisons far and wide
And finally eavesdropping here - all these they tried to hide.

No wonder many people are fed up to the hilt
When all our leaders seem to build is a legacy of guilt.

Michael Hoban, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of the City University of NY
He can be reached at mike_hoban@msn.com.