[Vision2020] Deadline Poetry by Calvin Trillin

[Tom Hansen]

"Strauss-Kahn Lightens Gingrich's Baggage"
By Calvin Trillin, Deadline Poet

Yes, Gingrich, our yard-sale Don Juan,
Perked up at the news of Strauss-Kahn:
Compared with a rape charge, some feel,
Philandering’s not a big deal:
Affairs, for which Newt has repented,
Involved only those who’d consented.
But still his campaign’s going south:
His foot still gets stuck in his mouth.

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"Mitch Daniels Announces That He Will Not Run for President"
By Calvin Trillin, Deadline Poet

We bid Mitch Daniels fond adieu,
And say, “Mitch, we admire you
For saying that what you love best
Is family, and not this quest.”
Most candidates, without a doubt,
Seem best to us when they drop out.

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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