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Election Day: an acrostic

Posted on November 3, 2010 by John

E ach of us would make some change: L eave off those evils of the past, E mbrace some thread of common good, C hoose what is best for all, not one. T his thought in mind, we cast our … Continue reading →

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Blue Monday

Posted on November 3, 2008 by John

I’ve never met a President, I doubt I ever will; In recent years, the only likely one for that was Bill. They never seem to be much like the people that I know: they have more money, that’s for sure, … Continue reading →

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Stale Yellow

Posted on February 22, 2007 by John

This morning my country’s on orange alert; or maybe stale yellow, if you feel perverse: the color of bullies, who’re cowards, in fact, who put down in others convictions they lack. The war is on terror, they’ll loudly proclaim; but … Continue reading →

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Do Unto Others

Posted on February 14, 2007 by John

I was minding my own business, at the bar nursing a drink, when a big old boy slid onto the next stool; he ordered a cheap, cold one for a buck fifty, I think, then turned to me and said, … Continue reading →

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The Louisiana Post-Katrina Right Wing Blues

Posted on June 18, 2006 by John

This used to be a quiet place northward from Baton Rouge, a sleepy set of boroughs where no one became confused; but now the world is changing thanks to Katrina’s deluge and Louisiana’s really learned the blues. It used to … Continue reading →

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Let the Other Fellow Be

Posted on December 30, 2005 by John

I don’t talk politics down at the honky-tonk; doesn’t seem to make much sense to me: stirring up a hornet’s nest with some of ol’ Milwaukee’s best and finding out just where we disagree. We both want the same things, … Continue reading →

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Bipartisan Blues

Posted on May 12, 2005 by John

The fascist right … the commie left … the accusations fly, with neither side, in truth, much worried ’bout the little guy; they do not represent him, even though that’s what they claim, ’cause behind all their rhetoric, they’re pretty … Continue reading →

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