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It seemed like such a good idea. Oh, when did it begin to sour, And start to be no fun to be The last remaining superpower?

Calvin Trillin

October 2, 2003

It seemed like such a good idea. Oh, when did it begin to sour, And start to be no fun to be The last remaining superpower?

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


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