Everyone deserves a chance Andy. And that includes you… are you as critical of yourself as you are of others?

Then I'll crush all opposition to me,And I'll make Ted Kennedy pay.If he fights back, I'll say that he's gay.

But… Kerouac did grow. Did you read any after-On the Road novels? Try out Dharma Bums. He grew more than his writing. I feel like you're trying very hard to create an attack that need not exist.