To play the role of President Mitt fit: His jaw is square. No wives have ever split. His mug’s unblemished by the smallest zit. On looks alone a jury would acquit. But Mitt’s campaign was not seen as a hit. On every poll he lagged by quite a bit. Then donor forms all candidates submit Revealed a bunch of money went to Mitt. (Which means each donor holds from Mitt a chit) So Mitt as candidate is now legit. The pundits now aren’t writing Mitt’s obit. If one thing counts, they think, then money’s it.
Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”