October 12, 2005

Rove Will Give 11th Hour Testimony In CIA Leak Case:

A cartoon gag that I saw as a child

Is a fondly remembered treat:

Somebody rings a bell and then

A trapdoor opens under his feet.

Just a moment ago this fellow

Was happy and without a care

Now he’s screaming as he slips into

A chute down to who-knows-where.

Karl’s done this to his foes a lot

But I imagine that he never

Thought he’d be at a door like thatWith someone else pulling the lever.

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