Of course the terrorism card’s been played By Bush for years now–making us afraid With orange alerts and constant talk of war. With that he’s scared off criticism for Those weapons warnings that were proven phonies, The no-bid deals he handed to his cronies. The evil ones, he says, are so abhorrent He has the right to snoop without a warrant. The threat is grave, he says, so for a while He’s canceled suspects’ right to have a trial. To criticize his reign, he says, appeases The bad guys, so he does just what he pleases. To play the scary card has been his tack. Is he surprised that someone’s played it back?