Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, May 16, 2023.(J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo)
And then there’s Tommy Tuberville.With rules the Senate favors still,He needs a single poison pillTo block the jobs we need to fill.For Tuberville this is a thrill—And manna for his campaign till.Among his colleagues on the HillRespect for him is nearing nil.
Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”