That Was The Century That Was
January, 2000
PrologueAnother century shot to hellOn striving and confusion;Its consistent theme has beenOur dogged self-delusion.From nineteen-aught to now we've boughtThe load: "The good don't fail,""The future's bright," "We know what's right,""The check is in the mail."1900sOur growth was fueled by immigrants (Whose grandkids, oddly, panic At "threats to our proud culture" posed By newcomers Hispanic).1910sMorgan, Ford and Rockefeller Ruled like potentates...
