Farewell, Howard Dean

deadline poet

By Calvin Trillin

This article appeared in the March 15, 2004 edition of The Nation.

February 26, 2004

A vote of thanks is due to Dr. Dean,
A comet on the presidential scene.
Once sure to win, he lost it all instead.
He made mistakes, but still it should be said
That Democrats who aren't completely dense'll
Admit he put the lead back in their pencil.

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About Calvin Trillin

Calvin Trillin is The Nation's "deadline poet." He has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1963 and has written the syndicated weekly column "Uncivil Liberties" since 1986. He has authored many, many books, including Tepper's Not Going Out and Deadline Poet: My Life as a Doggerelist. more...
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