[Vision2020] "Contemplating the Republican Presidential Field"

[lfalen]

Thanks for tho poem. Keep them coming. My pick is Pawlenty and West.
Roger
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From: "Tom Hansen" thansen at moscow.com
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:15:55 -0700
To: "Moscow Vision 2020" vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] "Contemplating the Republican Presidential Field"

> "Contemplating the Republican Presidential Field"
> By Calvin Trillin, Deadline Poet
> 
> So Trump is out. We’ve lost our best buffoon—
> We’ll surely miss that gaseous air balloon.
> Oh sure, there’s Newt. Though Newt jokes once were great,
> They’re getting old. He’s past his sell-by date.
> Chris Christie was the one we hoped they’d draft.
> Yes, in our fondest daydreams people laughed
> As we eyed Christie’s body, fore and aft,
> Comparing him to William Howard Taft.
> But Christie has insisted he’ll not run.
> Is anybody left who’s any fun?
> Oh Lord, please hear our prayers. We’re on our knees.
> At least just leave us Sarah Palin—please.
> 
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> 
> Seeya round town, Moscow.
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
> 
> - Author Unknown
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