So what was the matter with Kasich?
And what was so bad about Dole?
And why did we sour on poor Gary Bauer
And find naught in Hatch to extol?
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Wing Nut Ex Machina
Calvin Trillin: The ace that the Democrats have in their deck.
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On CEO Lloyd Blankfein's Statement That Goldman Sachs Is 'Doing God's Work'
Calvin Trillin: The Lord has got an itch to see these folks filthy rich.
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Senator Joe Lieberman and the Public Option
Calvin Trillin: He'll work to make a filibuster stick.
And why did we seem to ignore
The Democrats who, at least in their view,
Were credible options to Gore?
With options now gone for both parties,
The winners don't hold us in thrall.
We're now sighing sighs that these are the guys
We're stuck with for good in the fall.
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