Since I’m the one in charge in war, I’ll do what I have done before If it’s consistent with my duties. Is that an out? You bet your booties. The boss is boss; he can’t be bossed. I signed, but with my fingers crossed.
We do not torture, never will. So why did we oppose John’s bill?v Don’t ask, unless you’d like this plan: Rendition to Uzbekistan. McCain won’t win. We haven’t lost. I signed, but with my fingers crossed.
Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”