From the terrible Supreme Court decision that started the year to the shocking grace notes that ended it, sometimes it's just better to say less than more about the tumultuous times. Through
haiku, perhaps?
Citizens UnitedIronic name, no?
For the new destruction of
Our United States?
A Very Beck 2010He gets fringier;
His followers get their guns;
Truth asks, "What the fuck?"
Tea Party in Congressional WonderlandRecall: in the book,
The Mad Hatter is sentenced
For murdering time.
Safety Under ObamaTwo years, no attacks.
For the right, that no longer
Counts for anything.
WikileakingJulian Assange
Is not the story, but he's
A good distraction.
Illegal ImmigrantsMake better scapegoats
Because they have no voice to
Cry a plaintive "Nay."
Wait, There's Still a War?Helmand bleeds poppy
Blooms and men, like skin on a
Never-healed tattoo.
Last Minute Good NewsAt least gay men and
Lesbians can freely die
For our lost causes.
(Note: Rude readers are invited to send in their own haiku about 2010 to rudepundit(at)yahoo.com. The Rude Pundit's already received about 50 or 60. He'll publish the best ones tomorrow. So let's set an arbitrary deadline of, oh, hell, midnight tonight.)
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