Category: Politics

They’re almost a Russian obsession,
The innocent word and expression;
But the record that stands
And the blood on the hands
(But the screw and the rack
And the knife in the back … )
Don’t fit so well with “Non-agression”.

by Ray Romine Friday, August 25, 1950

Our feeling toward our Chinese chums
May one day thaw and mellow;
But a Red, it seems, is still a Red
Even when he’s yellow.

by Ray Romine Friday, November 17, 1950

It would seem we were mostly at fault a-
Long, I should say, about Yalta.

by Ray Romine Friday, December 1, 1950

This propaganda, this gusher
Of Malik’s grows lusher and lusher:
Who swallows that mess
Of stuff from Lake Success
Unless it’s his cousins in Russiar?

by Ray Romine Friday, August 25, 1950

Good faith utterances by Vishinsky*
Make me fearful for my skinsky.

[Andrey Vyshinsky
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union]

by Ray Romine Friday, October 19, 1951

Now Johnny, go and wash your face;
Be sure you’re clean–nay, surer–
Or you may wind up in the place
That’s almost filled with fuehrer.

And Nancy, be a different tot
And lose your trace of meanie,
Or you’ll end up in that hot spot
Designed for Mussolini.

The threat of Hell is dire indeed
With these twin thugs admitted;
So Heaven will be filled with speed,
And Good be benefited.

But there is one who can’t escape
These arch-fiends’ new-found level,
Who’ll learn in turn to bow and scrape–
Poor Devil!

by Ray Romine Thursday, May 3, 1945

Bob Taft has announced he will run:
The Big Race for sure has begun.
But I’ll be glad to see
1953
With the States re-united as won!

by Ray Romine Friday, October 19, 1951

Say what you will about your betters,
Our President is a man of letters.

by Ray Romine Monday, December 11, 1950

“Shortages don’t worry me”,
He said, a trifle flippantly.
“Cigarettes?–Why, that’s a joke-)
fellow doesn’t have to smoke!”

(Too bad his theme won’t bear repeating–
I’ll bet he sticks at quitting eating!)

by Ray Romine Monday, April 23, 1945

As we plunge into what we abhor,
We have not learned our lesson yet, for,
With this newer armed tilt
We’re prepared to the hilt
For a five-or-ten-years-ago war!

by Ray Romine Monday, July 10, 1950