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So Elliott Abrams (the felon) is back, And Poindexter's now a big cheese. High-level appointments now favor the guys With rap sheets instead of CVs.

Calvin Trillin

December 12, 2002

So Elliott Abrams (the felon) is back, And Poindexter’s now a big cheese. High-level appointments now favor the guys With rap sheets instead of CVs.

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


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