A little late, but funny

The New Yorker: Shouts and Murmurs

As a quick-thinking senatorial aide switched on the Senate’s public-address system and cued up the infamous “Seven Minutes of Funk”; Mr. Leahy and Mr. Cheney went head-to-head in what can only be described as a”take no prisoners” freestyle rap battle.

Most of the rhymes kicked therein cannot be quoted in a family publication, but observers gave Mr. Cheney credit for his deceptively laid-back flow. Mr. Leahy was applauded for managing to rhyme the phrases “unethical for certain,” “crude oil spurtin”, and “like Halliburton.”

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