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In reply to the discussion: REALLY let this one sink in. "...the country is at war and the president is leaving DC this afternoon for..." [View all]gfarber
(262 posts)23. Wartime Golf Trips
There once was a Chief from D.C.,
In a war thick as bad LSD.
While the briefings screamed FIRE!
He said, Gas up the flyer
Theres a members-only tee time for me.
The Situation Room buzzed like a hive,
With colonels on caffeine till five.
But the Boss hit the jet,
With a donor-list set,
To a club where the martinis survive.
The pundits were pale in the press,
Maps bleeding with arrows and stress.
But the Prez took a swing
At the whole bloody thing
Said the greens in the south were the best.
In D.C. the alarms rang like sin,
War briefings stacked up to the chin.
Yet the motorcade roared,
To the runway it soared
Charge the members to watch me win.
There once was a weekend escape,
While the nation chewed fear like a grape.
Hed shake hands with the rich,
On a sun-blasted pitch,
Where the cocktails come tall as the drapes.
So the war room kept grinding its gears,
Full of whispers and satellite fears.
But the Boss chased the sun,
With the paying-guest fun,
And a driver that rang in their ears.
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REALLY let this one sink in. "...the country is at war and the president is leaving DC this afternoon for..." [View all]
Miles Archer
19 hrs ago
OP
Well, the actual "inflated" secret-service apparatus around his mold hide is huge
Justice matters.
16 hrs ago
#33
Especially as Palm Beach is a barrier island -- about 18 miles long and no wider at
allegorical oracle
12 hrs ago
#39
Well, I sure hope there aren't any dignified transfers to interrupt his golf game.
Vinca
17 hrs ago
#14