The Wall Street Journal’s James Taranto offers a “bye-ku†to each departing presidential candidate. Last week’s were for Dennis Kucinich and Fred Thompson, respectively:
Surely he is an
Unidentified object
But he does not fly
They called him “tortoiseâ€
But now the man with no hair
Has got out of ours
But Taranto has covered the entire campaign cycle so far.
For Duncan Hunter:
It seems we won’t see
A Hunter-Thompson ticket
Bedtime for Gonzo
For Bill Richardson:
What we need is change
I guess experience is
Kind of a leper
For Joe Biden and Chris Dodd:
Yes, they’ve really spent
68 years in Congress
It just seems longer
For Tom Tancredo:
Is it really true
The nativists are restless?
Not enough to vote
For Sam Brownback:
When he gave a speech
Attendees numbered less than
This line’s syllables
For Tommy Thompson:
“I’m too sexy for
This poll,†said Tommy? Oh, right
Said Fred, not Tommy
For Jim Gilmore:
Is he still alive?
We thought he was killed by a
Utah firing squad
The floor is open for WE Bloggers’ bye-kus.
