Saddam Hussein’s Election Victory

Saddam Hussein’s Election Victory

Saddam Hussein’s Election Victory

Unanimous is what the vote count was.
He didn’t miss a voter, to our knowledge.
The triumph his, he now remains in charge,
Unless he lost in the Electoral College.

Calvin Trillin
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Unanimous is what the vote count was.
He didn’t miss a voter, to our knowledge.
The triumph his, he now remains in charge,
Unless he lost in the Electoral College.

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