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A Robertson Republican

Bush's paean to his staunchest ally's murderous impulses, with apologies to Gilbert & Sullivan.

Calvin Trillin

September 1, 2005

(A reprise of the Gilbert and Sullivan solo by George W. Bush, first heard during the 2000 primary campaign)

Pat Robertson would off Chávez; he says it’s quick and saves us dough. Commandments say “Thou shalt not kill,” but Pat thinks that’s not always so. I owe him much: He smeared McCain when my campaign was almost toast. The wacko crowd that follows him we call our base; I need them most. So criticizing Pat by me is something that will not be done. I am, when all is said and done, a Robertson Republican.

CHORUS He is, when all is said and done, a Robertson Republican.

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


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