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An Inaugural Address for Herman Cain

Calvin Trillin

October 19, 2011

In April, we’ll all be in clover— All spending bucks we’ve got left over, With 9-9-9.   To working folks we’ll bring enjoyment, ’Cause we’ll have nearly full employment, With 9-9-9.   Our air will be pristine and clear, And terrorists will disappear, With 9-9-9.   And scientists will find the answer That gives the world a cure for cancer, With 9-9-9.   We’ll all achieve what we endeavor, And all of us will live forever, With 9-9-9.   A country that now seems depressed and limp’ll Be great again if we just keep things simple.

Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”


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