No lobbyists will serve in his campaign, Says now-and-then reformer John McCain. That surely could reduce the payroll’s heft: It’s possible he’ll have no staffers left. Deciding just to whom this rule applies Is someone who’s a lobbyist. Surprise! Completing what the candidate’s desiring Necessitates an act of auto-firing.
Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”