Author Archives: jackpelham

America has partied herself to death.And I don’t mean with drugs and alcohol,But with donkeys and elephants, mostly,And all the pundits and labels that go with it.

It rarely happens, But I do meet someFrom time to time Who can put a finger Accurately on the lion’s share Of what ails this country. But not one in ten of those Seem to have any real idea ofWhat … Continue reading →

He does not know how to make a point,But only how to hint at one,After which he may tell himself,If he pleases,That those who don’t get itJust don’t get it.

Having done a good thing,He may impatiently wish it to be celebratedAs the summary of his life,Though it was, in fact,Just one moment of millionsIn an unwieldy saga, So lengthy as to make dubiousAny particular snapshot As a proper icon … Continue reading →

You can make a new ruleEvery time some blockheadTransgresses common senseOr common decencyAnd fouls things up.

He’s long been pretty sure that the other party is incorrigible,So he was glad to join this one.But if he’s like most, he’ll invest a lot of years in this partyWithout ever realizing that it has its own incorrigibilities,And is … Continue reading →

I must have missed that memo from Jesus to the Christians―long revered and frequently alluded to (though strangely, never cited)―where he tells them that they must passively put up with the nonsense of others, and where he explains abashedly that … Continue reading →

At some point, won’t you be forced to face the fact that, even if you are the perfect patriot, fortified with all wisdom and diligence, the corruption in your own party runs so deep and wide as to reduce your … Continue reading →

Technically, there’s a differenceBetween don’t-care and don’t-care-much.If if you’re on the receiving end,They’re pretty much going to feel the same.

“If a man has good corn or wood, or boards, or pigs, to sell, or can make better chairs or knives, crucibles or church organs, than anybody else, you will find a broad hard-beaten road to his house, though it … Continue reading →