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gfarber

(156 posts)
10. The Arch Of Ambition
Tue Oct 28, 2025, 09:14 PM
Oct 28


Six experts of planning and art,
From the White House were told to depart.
They’d reviewed grand designs,
Now they’re cut from the lines—
Dismissed ere they’d even take part.

A triumphal arch Trump proposed,
With columns and grandeur imposed.
But the board got the sack,
Before viewing the plaque—
And the critics’ concern only rose.

A ballroom for banquets and praise,
Three hundred mil in the blaze.
“The panel’s advisory,”
Trump said, rather wryly—
“Like Truman, I’ll do it my way.”

For a century, Congress decreed,
That good taste the nation should heed.
But when power’s at play,
Advice drifts away—
And decorum gives way to pure speed.

The arch might rise high on D.C. ground,
Where oversight laws still abound.
Though the board was dismissed,
Its role might persist—
If the courts keep their footing sound.

In Washington’s marble and might,
The line between wrongness and right
Is shaped not in stone,
But by who holds the phone—
And who gets the call late at night.

Recommendations

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Fascist move for fascist architecture. . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 28 #1
The Constitution has issued a BOLO. yellow dahlia Oct 28 #2
The 6 were appointed by..... Joe Biden. /nt IcyPeas Oct 28 #3
This is what we have to look forward to: lastlib Oct 28 #4
Or something more like this Wednesdays Oct 28 #8
Sheesh. So obvious. Zero barriers to these thugs kerouac2 Oct 28 #5
Unfortunately, they aren't really "discovering" anything. They're following a long ago established, written protocol. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 28 #9
Slap handcuffs on these monsters. travelingthrulife Oct 28 #6
Effin' Esthetically LACKING Oaf! electric_blue68 Oct 28 #7
The Arch Of Ambition gfarber Oct 28 #10
Just what is his, "triumphal arch," supposed to be celebrating? Bayard Oct 28 #11
Trump ending six wars. No, seven. Wait, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 29 #13
Yes, a Mac and D sign would be helpful. riversedge Oct 29 #15
It would need to display a very large number of wars ended JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 29 #19
Apprentice Run Amok. Drum Oct 29 #12
White House fires arts commission expected to review Trump construction projects IronLionZion Oct 29 #14
I can imagine what they would say about his gaudy gold crap. appleannie1 Oct 29 #16
Are there any actual blueprints, anywhere, for this boondoggle? dlk Oct 29 #17
Of course the short-fingered vulgarian did Wild blueberry Oct 29 #18
ugh Jbraybarten Oct 30 #20
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