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On Obama’s Plate

He's a busy man!

Calvin Trillin

June 2, 2010

Now Israel and Turkey are having it out. The well near the Gulf Coast continues to spout. Kim Junior’s attacking “America’s lackey.” It’s hard to tell why: this little guy’s wacky. The war in Afghanistan drags on and on. Iran’s near the bomb—conclusion foregone. The oil’s at the beaches now, blob after blob. Are you still quite certain you wanted this job?

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


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