Tim Torkildson's Clown Alley

H.R. McMaster, security pro, Doesn’t think Muslims are all a ditto. His Chief don’t agree, but no repercussions Ought to arise if he k...

The State Department once was slow. Now the place is just de trop. So Tillerson plays solitaire And lets his boss the nations scare. ...

Could I go back in history to take a selfie, I “Wouldn’t want to waste a shot with any old small fry. “I’d get a shot with Mark Twain, ...

The media can’t tell the truth. It’s sort of like to say a sooth. You may get it right, til some oversight Shows that you’re not suc...

Using such a fine tooth comb Spicer won’t let journos roam In the White House halls no more; He throws ‘em out the nearest door. Th...

The North Korean head of state Prefers his relatives be ‘late.’ When uncles or an aunt is odd He sends them to a firing squad. When...

I was in the mood for a wanderjahr after my first season as a clown with Ringling. My pantomime skills were still rudimentary, so when the ...

The judge wants people living, not dying by the hands Of doctors who push poison in many diff’rent brands. If they will confirm him, he...

Made of money, made of steel, Betsy will not play genteel. In her Education post She will make her rivals toast. But so far with Tr...

At the end of the 1973 season I looked fondly at my clown alley compatriots for one last time. Over the last few seasons we had shared a lo...