I'm not tempted to write a song about George W. Bush. I couldn't figure out what sort of song I would write. That's the problem: I don't want to satirise George Bush and his puppeteers, I want to vaporise them. ... And that's not funny. ... OK, well, if I say that, I might get a shock laugh, but it's not really satire. (Tom Lehrer)

I'm not tempted to write a song about George W. Bush. I couldn't figure out what sort of song I would write. That's the problem: I don't want to satirise George Bush and his puppeteers, I want to vaporise them. ... And that's not funny. ... OK, well, if I say that, I might get a shock laugh, but it's not really satire.

Tom Lehrer

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