by Robert Wilkinson Today’s the birthday of satirists Jonathan Swift and Mark Twain, rockers Billy Idol and Shuggie Otis, and America's perpetual teenage musical host, Dick Clark! I have some great quotes from Twain. For those not familiar with English literature, Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745) has been called the greatest prose satirist in the history of Western literature, mainly thanks to works like Gulliver’s Travels and A Modest Proposal. Definitely a rabble rouser and gadfly during his life, his works bear the test of time for their depth, insight, and way of framing universal issues. I loved reading his work as a kid. Anyone who could write a book showing us how horses are more evolved than humans deserves a big round of applause!! ********* Another great satirist who had a birthday on November 30 is known for writing “the first great American novel” – The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. is none other than Sam Clemens, aka Mark Twain (November 30...