Bill Frist Appears at a Rally That Accuses Democrats of Opposing ‘People of Faith’ Bill Frist Appears at a Rally That Accuses Democrats of Opposing ‘People of Faith’
Christ's self-appointed spokesmen now
Within the GOP enwrap
These lapdogs in such numbers that
They must be running out of lap.
Apr 28, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
George Bush Nominates John Bolton, a ‘Kiss-Up-Kick-Down Sort of Guy,’ to Be Ambassador to the United Nations George Bush Nominates John Bolton, a ‘Kiss-Up-Kick-Down Sort of Guy,’ to Be Ambassador to the United Nations
Bush's bully.
Apr 21, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Tom DeLay and the Courts Tom DeLay and the Courts
Tom's crimes.
Apr 14, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
‘Curveball,’ the Wacko Who Turned Out to Be Our Only Source for thePresence of Bioweapon Vans in Iraq… ‘Curveball,’ the Wacko Who Turned Out to Be Our Only Source for thePresence of Bioweapon Vans in Iraq…
A poem.
Apr 7, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Senator Bill Frist, a Thoracic Surgeon… Senator Bill Frist, a Thoracic Surgeon…
Who Made a Neurological Diagnosis of Terri Schiavo After Watching a Video of Her, Reports on a Physical Examination He's Done of Jeb Bush, His Potential Rival for the 2008 Rep...
Mar 31, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Orange Alerts Orange Alerts
You know the things I miss so much it hurts?
Those orange alerts.
Routines, our leaders said--and this was strange--
Should not be changed:
Mar 24, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
George W. Bush, the Lion of Baghdad, Demands That Syria Withdraw From Lebanon George W. Bush, the Lion of Baghdad, Demands That Syria Withdraw From Lebanon
You must withdraw, since nations can't
Install their troops in other places
To change regimes that they don't like.
Except, of course, in certain cases.
Mar 17, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
On the Secret ‘Rendition’ of Terror Suspects to Countries Known to Use Torture On the Secret ‘Rendition’ of Terror Suspects to Countries Known to Use Torture
As Jesus said to render unto Caesar
A portion of thy grain or of thy stock,
Our policy's to render unto Caesar
In hopes that he'll apply electric shock.
Mar 10, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
On the Risk of Having a Notoriously Foul-Mouthed Comedian Host the Oscars On the Risk of Having a Notoriously Foul-Mouthed Comedian Host the Oscars
Though having Rock, some said, was plain insane, he
Eschewed the sort of language used by Cheney.
Mar 3, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Calvin Trillin
Ambassador John Negroponte’s Intelligence on the Subject of Torture and Murder Squads Ambassador John Negroponte’s Intelligence on the Subject of Torture and Murder Squads
The man who's just been put in charge
Of knowing all will now assure us
That he knew nothing--nada, zip--
When he was stationed in Honduras.
Feb 24, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin