Calvin Trillin

Verse Columnist

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

Hunky Dory in Iraq Hunky Dory in Iraq

(A Song Sung in the Shower Every Morning by George W. Bush)

Jan 13, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Assigning Responsibility Assigning Responsibility

Defending Rumsfeld, Bush says Rummy's great, That as a planner he has been first rate-- Respected in the White House and the ranks.

Jan 6, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Calvin Trillin

On the Reappointment of John Snow as Secretary of the Treasury On the Reappointment of John Snow as Secretary of the Treasury

The people in the know said Snow Was someone who would have to go. The dollar's at an all-time low. On Wall Street, numbers fail to grow.

Dec 22, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin

On the Poisoning of the Opposition Candidate In the Ukrainian Presidential Election On the Poisoning of the Opposition Candidate In the Ukrainian Presidential Election

His blessings Kerry now can count. That wasn't so hereto. But now we see some limits on What even Rove would do.

Dec 16, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The Party of Moral Values Displays Its Own in the Case of Majority Leader Tom (The Hammer) DeLay The Party of Moral Values Displays Its Own in the Case of Majority Leader Tom (The Hammer) DeLay

         I. In order never to convey A tolerance for going astray, Republicans, who now hold sway,

Dec 9, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The Party of Moral Values Displays Its Own in the Case of Majority Leader Tom (The Hammer) DeLay The Party of Moral Values Displays Its Own in the Case of Majority Leader Tom (The Hammer) DeLay

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Dec 2, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Farewell, Colin Powell Farewell, Colin Powell

We need to say farewell to Colin Powell, Who should have long ago tossed in the towel. Instead he lent his good name to the team In vouching for its cockamamie scheme.

Nov 24, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin

On the Appointment of Alberto Gonzales as Attorney General On the Appointment of Alberto Gonzales as Attorney General

The AG's to be one Alberto Gonzales-- Dependable, actually loyal über alles. Though we can't say "Viva!" For him on Geneva (Conventions he'd treat

Nov 18, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Infinitesimal Silver Lining Infinitesimal Silver Lining

The Nader Vote, we find, did not exist. No harm was done by Ralph, that avis rarest. So, not a factor, as he was before,

Nov 11, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin

In the Executive Suite of a Major Insurance Company, As Dark Clouds Gather Over New York State… In the Executive Suite of a Major Insurance Company, As Dark Clouds Gather Over New York State…

The CEO now wants a drink-- And something stronger than a spritzer. His worry's not a storm or flood; The dread calamity is Spitzer.

Nov 4, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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