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Romney Says He’s Not Concerned About the Poor

Calvin Trillin

February 8, 2012

“The remark about the poor immediately became catalogued in a growing list of awkward comments by Mr. Romney.”   —New York Times   His profile’s divine. His shoes have a shine; They’re almost as shined as his hair. And voters ignore That seeking Mitt’s core Has failed because nothing is there.   So Mitt’s way ahead. The pundits have said That Newt might be almost kaput. But Mitt still might lose If he puts those shoes Much more in his mouth with his foot.

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


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