Veteran readers of this page will
recognize the familiar face of our
avatar for exploratory postings,
named for the well-connected nav-
gator of empire, Richard Hakluyt.
At long last we come upon an occa-
sion for exploiting the full por-
trait from which he was extracted.
That these circumstances coin-
cide with a signal feast day
of America's colonization is
only fitting; and that they
mark a present Chief Justice's
brandishing his totem of office
at the empire's Chief Executive
is not materially diminished by
the presence of an honest hound,
ignoring a cache of treats he's
the presence of mind to disdain.
The pomposity of the remonstrance
still shines through, and we are
all enthralled by the rattle of
his oversized juju doll, exer-
cised to dispel the odor of pol-
itical influence on its functions,
enabling us to forget Dred Scott,
Korematsu, Bush v. Gore, Citizens
United, and stinky Sammy Alito.
Rather, we accept the Chief Jus-
tire's leap into the ridiculous
as what it is, arson of myth's
response to arson of insult;
and we bask in his admonition,
that for this we must be glad.
Should he try that on the dog?
ii Keith Carter
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