The Serf Report

A friend shared this excerpt from a poem with me earlier today. He and I discussed its message and merit at length. We both agreed that even though Dryden addressed this satirical work to a late 17th century English audience, its message can be both understood and considered relevant to a contemporary American listener.

God’s pampered people, whom, debauched with ease,
No king could govern, nor no God could please;
Gods they had tried of every shape and size,
That godsmiths could produce, or priests devise;
These Adam-wits, too fortunately free,
Began to dream they wanted liberty:
And when no rule, no precedent was found,
Of men, by laws less circumscribed and bound;
They led their wild desires to woods and caves,
And thought that all but savages were slaves.

--John Dryden (1631-1700), “Absalom and Achitophel”

Washington Post Article By Charles Krauthammer
Friday, September 4, 2009

Does a great job of explaining how his "holiness" is falling from grace faster that you can say communist.

Hello readers,

I just wanted to make a quick announcement.

In case you missed it, we have two new links up today. One leads to a blog by a fellow conservative blogger, ConservativeTM. You don’t want to miss this blog. The writing is excellent and the topics are pertinent to most of our concerns. The other link, “5 Decades, 5 Myths” is a piece by famed poet, literature professor, and art critic Ricardo Pau-Llosa. His piece deals with the misconceptions propagated by the left concerning the communist government in Cuba.

You should also check out his web-site:

http://www.pau-llosa.com/

Enjoy the articles and thank you for your time and consideration.

Cordially,

Everyman