Deadline Poet
Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld And, Alas, Powell Talk To the American People
They pushed the CIA to say
That nukes could quickly come our way--
Saddam might, with a finger snap,
Remove Chicago from the map.
About the Author
Calvin Trillin
Calvin Trillin, the author of Random House's Deciding the Next Decider: The 2008 Presidential Election in Rhyme,...
Subscriber Log In:
Subscribe Now!
The only way to read this article and the full contents of each week's issue of The Nation online is by subscribing to the magazine. Subscribe now and read this article—and every article published since for the past five years—right now.
There's no obligation—try The Nation for four weeks free.
If you like this article, consider making a donation.
Reprint this article. Click here for rights and information.
