His connected Dad made a call
To avoid a Vietnam hitch
This is, of course, not uncommon
One of the perks of being rich.

But the thing that’s so galling
Is Dubya then conspired to
Get out of doing all the things
That he then was required to.

Bush goofed off, got into trouble
There is now just no doubt of it
Knowing full well his family
Would come and get him out of it.

Hidden files are now being found
The Kerry campaign gets a boost
As this chicken hawk’s chickens
Are coming home to roost.

The Santa Monica Mirror
Sept. 16-22, 2004

Tony Peyser provides poems and weekly cartoons for The Santa Monica Mirror. He was also a daily cartoonist for the L.A. Times from 1994 to 1997.

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