A former U.S. Marine, Jose Cordero Torres, salutes US Senator John McCain’s casket.(Ross D. Franklin / Pool via Reuters)
“Trump Rejected Plans for a White House Statement
Praising John McCain.”
—Headline, The Washington Post
One person’s a hero for how he endured The hell with which he was beset. The other remains an example to show How petty a person can get.
Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”