Author: btchakir

Columbus Day

In fourteen hundred ninety two Columbus sailed the ocean blue… He sailed and sailed and sailed and sailed To find this land for me and you… I remember singing that in the first grade as our teacher told us why we...

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Words, words, words

Listening to Public Radio this morning, I heard Michael Feldman put out the line that George Bush had announced his new program “No child left insured” and I had to pull my car over to the side of the road I was...

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RE: Flag lapel pins…

A short poem for Sean Hannity: Is Sean’s support for America Thin? It seems that he forgot his pin… And on TV, it’s safe to tell, There is no flag on his lapel… But now he finds himself in shock Because...

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Thursday Morning in a Republican District

It is a beautiful morning in western Maryland, and I sit by my window listening to the birds chirping and watching the kids waiting for the school bus. This is part of what America is all about… a day that has a bright...

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