Obama’s Temper

Obama’s Temper

In praise of losing it.

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His calm, say the pundits, is not the right mode.
To look like a leader he’ll have to explode.
The man has to demonstrate more of an id.
For that there is nothing like flipping your lid.
That’s right: what they say is to get Big Mo back
Obama should contemplate blowing his stack.
According to them, what could help him the most’ll
Be some sort of sign that he’s finally gone postal.

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