Dead Carp

I speak, of course, of America. America became very ill early last year when one of the two main political parties seriously embraced a fake candidate for the most important job in the land. America was given a very poor prognosis in August when that party endorsed this clown for president. Then, in November, the fatal blow happened, but as is the case with many fatal things -- being sentenced to death, being told you have incurable cancer, etc. -- it took a while before the death throes. From some point in time, around January, though the late winter and spring, we gained the full…