Not Mea Culpa at all

Er…mumble, bumble, bluster…hand on heart,
there’s rules and guidance and I got confused.
Not reckless, not deliberate…Where to start?
I think a leader ought to be excused
for cheering up his staff. In the UK
we do that with a drink. I went along
with the advice I got. From whom? Can’t say.
Nobody told me that I’d got it wrong.

His fans say it’s a court for kangaroos.
Does he agree? He gives that cunning smile.
Depends. On what? Whether I win or lose,
and off he skips, in that evasive style.
The Mail says “he’s agile as a cat.”
Maybe. We paid two hundred grand for that.