George W. Bush Reaches for the Geezer Vote George W. Bush Reaches for the Geezer Vote
Bush needs to lure some seniors to his side,
And so this bill on Medicare was crafted.
His world view's also fine with some of them,
Nov 26, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
A Short History of Dick Cheney as Minder A Short History of Dick Cheney as Minder
At first, we thought we should be glad
To have a nanny for the lad--
Young Bush, who might be overawed,
Who'd barely even been abroad,
Nov 20, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
A Silver-Lining View of George Bush’s Not Attending Military Funerals, Lest He Become Associated With Bad News A Silver-Lining View of George Bush’s Not Attending Military Funerals, Lest He Become Associated With Bad News
At least there's no Bush eulogy
On why they had to die.
It's better that they're laid to rest
Without another lie.
Nov 13, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
On General Boykin’s Comments That His God’s Bigger Than the Islam God On General Boykin’s Comments That His God’s Bigger Than the Islam God
The general says Islam's God's so small
He's just an idol, not a god at all.
The man's a moderate. Yes, you can cite
Much worse from zealots of the Christian right
Nov 6, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
On Four Members of the War Cabinet On Four Members of the War Cabinet
Dick Cheney: The Droner Speaks
Oct 30, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
‘State Dept. Study Foresaw Trouble In Iraq’ ‘State Dept. Study Foresaw Trouble In Iraq’
--Headline, New York Times, October 19
Oct 23, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Just Speculating Just Speculating
So Limbaugh has been hooked on pills,
While Bennett's hooked on slots.
Do all the right-wing morals police
Have copybooks with blots?
Oct 16, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The President’s Response To the Report Stating That No Weapons of Mass Destruction Have Been Found in Iraq The President’s Response To the Report Stating That No Weapons of Mass Destruction Have Been Found in Iraq
The President now says that Kay's report--
Which plainly states that weapons of the sort
Oct 9, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Reflections on Geopolitics Reflections on Geopolitics
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?
Oct 2, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
A Word to George Bush On the Occasion of His Mentioning That Iraq Was Not Responsible for the Attacks on 9/11 A Word to George Bush On the Occasion of His Mentioning That Iraq Was Not Responsible for the Attacks on 9/11
You tell us, with a casual by-the-way,
Iraq was not behind that awful day,
As if we'd never heard your staff and you
Implying just the opposite was true.
Sep 25, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin