These are Hard Times.

On December 23, 1776,
a terribly frustrated founding father,
Thomas Paine stated, among other things, that
"These are the times that try men's souls."
And I say,
Tell me about it!
I wish he was here now though
to see what's going on.
In the 21st Century,
the times are not only trying a man's soul
but tearing it apart!