el peregringo

The Nation is one of my favorite sites, though I find they don’t update as often as I would like. Today I found a gem written by Calvin Trillin, The “Deadline Poet” entitled Presidential Eating Preferences. Here’s a selection:

So what does this Bush eat? We just don’t know
We do know, though, what he won’t eat is crow–
As if some allergy or something makes
Him sprout a rash if he admits mistakes.
“Just have a taste,” say critics of the war.
“It’s much like quail, which you and Dick adore.
One bite? This dish is yummy, and homemade.
Admit it was an error to invade.”
He won’t eat crow. No crow. No, not a bite.
He’s never wrong, cause Jesus makes him right.