One of my favorite moments from the 2004 election coverage was NPR’s “poetry” recap of the presidential debates. Two poets, Calvin Trillin (Democrat) and James Bowman (Republican) critiqued their respective politician.

James Bowman’s poem on John Edwards after the Vice Presidential debate is priceless, so I converted the audio to MP3 for your aural pleasure:

The_Smiley_Man_James_Bowman.mp3