Minimum Wage As a Cage

Only a true liberal would advocate as a jobs plan
To move millions from the unemployment line
A huge increase in the minimum wage
Thereby dooming millions more to the jobless cage
Our young be they in high school, just out or in college or just out
Need jobs no matter how transitory to learn what the work force is all about
Minimum wage workers do not stay at minimum wage
It usually only the first step in life's many stages
But you cannot take the steps to improve
To improve increasing self worth to sooth
If you cannot get the first job even if only minimum wage
You are doomed to be stuck in the government handout cage
It takes not a rocket scientist to know to no one's surprise
Less jobs especially unskilled when the minimum rises
Obama remains clueless on the chaos small business must reluctantly embrace
From Obamacare to regulations' heavy to taxes deterring hiring a new face
He knows only tax and spend and like the Romans more benefits to the poor in the cage
We should be to protect the jobless marching in total outrage
(c) 2132013 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet

Drone On

Dorner a cop and soldier gone so very off the normal mark
Slipping forever into the forces of evil and the dark
Holed up and surrounded his capture is not worth another life loss
If we cannot get close enough to grenades quickly toss
Or the walls too covered or thick
For an RPG to do the trick
Sadly since the  Ft, Hood jihadist or work place violence in Obama's slant
Is still drawing pay in reasonable comfort despite his jihadist rants
We should give him a moment so very very brief
To surrender before we bring an end to his life of greif
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Rogue Nations with Nukes

We have two rogue nations from sanctions immune....closer and closer to nukes they wish to make and use. While before sequestration and still have the force can we convince the Chinese and Russsians to  end this wasted discourse and bring on our combined armed force. As the only nation that have dropped nukes whatever path it takes
we cannot word our way into the sand, we must act for humanity's sake
To kill a rogue

Sticks and stones may break my bones

But nukes will really, really hurt

Words may bring the masses to their feet

And after huge losses tyrants to defeat

Or cause soldiers to forsake life

And charge into the gates of hell of any strife

But diplomatic words in foggy bottom double speak

Too often disguise a nation’s resolve way too weak

Book end news of a rogue state testing a nuke

New U-2 for another rogue with years of rebuke

World War II was put in motion when we stood on our hands

Italians, Japanese, and Germans with guile or force seized lands

But now the  Martian ante is not a bunch of  men on tanks, ships and planes

But rather  millions from radiation, nuclear winter and atomic particle rain

Words will not prevent North Korea or Iran heaven bent

From their insane nuclear weapon drive to relent

Time to warn the civilians to leave and very soon

Drones are coming to their idiotic leaders to bring doom

If somehow leaders flee for now and manage to escape

Before tracked down,  we turn their programs into a wasted nuclear landscape

© 2013 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet

A Sanctuary Lost

Mother lions and bears will defend their young from males to their last breath. We humans try but too often young gangbangers escape a lasting arrest and the young innocents are sadly put to a way too early final rest. Another teen in Chicago killed within a mile of Michelle Obama's Chicago home days after leading a high school band on Inaugration Day.

                        Sanctuary Lost

A fifteen year old one day leads a high school band

To celebrate a most important event in this land

Less than a mile away from Michelle’s Chicago home

Killed while gang violence in Chicago roams

At 15 her book was just filling up the innocent pages

Where is the anger where is the rightful rage

If we cannot protect our children and bullets from gangs deflect

We are worthy of only scorn and we are totally without respect

We have only a narrow window of time

To find the gangbangers and deter them from crime

Not easy to find fault when we do not know the cure

Only even in the shadow of Michelle, more funerals to endure

Michael P Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet © 2/9/2013

 

 Michael P Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet © 2/9/2013

 

How Many Shots in a Glock?

The tragedy of 20 elementatary Connecticut children have shaken us to the bone. But the proposals from Obama are completely off the point. Guns do not kill people, people with guns kill people and mentally ill people with guns go to the head of line in terms of the killing. The First Amendment will not prevent the violent culture and killing games, but maybe some dollars to the parents to see the issues and defuse. I support the Second Amendment whick is not just for the Hollywood Stars or the Michael Bloombergs of the world but for all of us.  Most of us are not trained killers and in stress could probably not hit a barn. 7 OR TEN MAY NOT BE ENOUGH TO DEFEND

In all my years I have never shot at a human seeking harm

SEVEN IOR TEN MAY NOT BE ENOUGH

Maybe because Alaskans with threats could always disarm

If charged by a Grizzly even if every shot hit

You were likely to be clawed and bit

Always a 12 guage and a multi shot magnum big bore

To kill the bear seeking your throat to be closed with gore

When the rapist is crashing through the windows with blood lust

And the police are way away who can your safely trust

Only a gun but the adrenaline makes you miss and shake

You need, a big magazine as much as the gun will take

Bloomberg on guns like sodas is a complete and total twit

Surrounded by safety of guns he obviously permits

While a women shooting but shaking like a leaf

Out at seven misses and screaming for the police relief

Bloomberg you are a mayor and  a major hypocrite

Worse on the second amendment a more than major piece of shit

Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskan Poet © 1/29/2013

Rubio and the Gang of Eight

While Obama dithers with gun control or digs his head into the sand deeper each day with the spending crisis facing this country and Iran and North Korea rush headlong into building and delivering nuclear weapons and last but not least the banana republic dictator of the Senate who continues to hold himself above the law, finally a group of Senators lead by Mark Rubio are listening to their oath and in a bipartisan way trying to solve the issue of immigration

Maybe our leaders finally realize the horse has left the barn

Deportation efforts of noncriminals bring us less good and only harm

After the border against cartel and felons is secure

It is time to spend the money to the problem really cure

Retain Spanish but it is time to assimilate

One flag, one language and common traditions to relate

Great waves of immigration we have always endured

Millions seeking with their feet poverty a chance to cure

Anyone not carrying a gun or drugs across a river or desert sands

Working to support a family, learning English should stay in this land

In the marketplace of ideas no one should fear

That somehow with a Latino tide the Reds will disappear

Save the felons and cartel, everyone else has a moral hardworking trait

Hopefully the Gang of Eight will help us solve this debate.

             Michael  P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
                                     (c) 1/28/2013

Korean Nuclear Test
A civilized world needs to say not one more especially when fanatics are pounding on the entrance door. Continuation of Iran and Korea's nuclear drive is an act of war for which regime should survive. Sanctions will not work, only a nuclear line drawn in the sand detonated if they do not follow our demands.

The genie was let out of the bottle in 45
Many thought the human race would never survive
Somehow the genies sought out those who were somewhat sane
U.K, Russia, and France eager to defend but escape the nuclear rain
India and China but all avoided the MADly dance
Now Pakistan awash in jihadist seas
Somehow we have avoided the nuclear winter to humanity seize
We now have Iran almost there and the sickest of the sick
North Korea ready to test its misguided nuclear stick
Sanctions have not and will not on  Korea or Iran ever work
Not when their leaders lack a sense of decency or are mentally beserk
Seals would be too hard but B-2s or Tridents not
Time to remove from Korea and Iran this insane rot