Happy Birthday America, Pwew . . .

[Max Sawicky]

Here in the capital of world imperialism,
it is no longer a news story when manhole
covers explode.  Seems the age of wiring
underground combined with methane from
sewerage can pop those babies 50 feet in
the air.

We used to talk about the day the shit
came down, never guessing that there could
be a day when the shit came up.  Today's
heavy rains combined with our aging sewer
system flooded K Street downtown, causing
the streets to run with doo-doo.

Meanwhile on the Mall the annual Capitol Fourth
show went on in the pouring rain. Emcee Barry
Bostwick wrung every cliche possible out
of the event.  The 5th Dimension performed
'Age of Aquarius," erasing every last
drop of meaning out of the song, and
of course there were precious few to
begin with.

But after all we spend three times as much
on armaments as the rest of the world combined.
We might be pathetic, but we're dangerous.

mbs