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So now comes forward John McCain, A high-tech version of Gawain When with his steed, a Navy plane. He says he's forming his campaign

Calvin Trillin

January 7, 1999

So now comes forward John McCain, A high-tech version of Gawain When with his steed, a Navy plane. He says he’s forming his campaign Committee, which will ascertain If someone known for speaking plain And taking stands that are the bane Of those protecting their domain With campaign cash that they obtain From fat cats who might then ordain In laws some clauses that pertain To only those whose favors gain The sort of access that’s germane Can, in a party whose disdain For folks who go against the grain Has caused reformers only pain, Be nominated to regain The White House for a four-year reign. Or, as the experts all maintain, Does John McCain campaign in vain?

Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”


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