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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 “tortoise”
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.