Building a Coalition, W.-Style

deadline poet

By Calvin Trillin

This article appeared in the September 30, 2002 edition of The Nation.

September 12, 2002

We'll talk to Germany and France,
Brief Russians and Chinese,
Consult with Turkey and Japan,
Then do just as we please.

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About Calvin Trillin

Calvin Trillin, the author of Random House's Deciding the Next Decider: The 2008 Presidential Election in Rhyme, is The Nation's "deadline poet." He has been acclaimed in fields of writing that are remarkably diverse. As someone who has published solidly reported pieces in The New Yorker for forty years, he has been called "perhaps the finest reporter in America." His wry commentary on the American scene and his books chronicling his adventures as a "happy eater" have earned him renown as "a classic American humorist." His About Alice--a 2007 New York Times best seller that was hailed as "a miniature masterpiece"--followed two other best-selling memoirs, Remembering Denny and Messages from My Father. more...
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