Fuck 2005

In one of those postcard dispensers outside the restroom in a bar I was in I saw a postcard that said "Fuck 2005" and I think that pretty much sums it up. At the end of 2005, here we are:

• Debating whether or not the President is bound by the laws of the nation.
• Fighting a war we started against a third world country that posed no threat to us and having our patriotism called into question by the government for criticizing the fact.
• Being spyed upon by the Executive Branch, without warrants or cause.
• Running a series of secret prisons around the world. Detaining American persons without charge for indefinite periods of time.
• Debating whether the American authorities should be permitted to torture people.
• Being called Anti-Christian for wishing people "Happy Holidays". How sick.
  

On the other hand, 2005 has been somewhat of an eye-opener for many Americans to what we shrill left wingers have been complaining about for some time. We on the left know that the current Republican crew is corrupt to the core. We know that they are interested in one thing and one thing only: Power. We know they are incompetent and have totalitarian leanings. Only this year has this information begun to filter out to the greater masses, due to sporadic attempts by the cable news media to sprout some cojones in response to greater numbers of people getting their info and analysis from the web. I hope this is a trend that continues. I hope that justice is done. I hope people will remember the current state of affairs when the mid-terms roll around next year (we have frustratingly short memories, you know).

Next year this time I see us in one of two places: either we're celebrating electoral victories by the good guys and preparing the appropriate inquiries and hearings to start correcting the wrongs; or else we're further down this same road, perhaps witnessing our fellow bloggers being spyed upon and or detained. I pray the masses will remember what this country stands for and see clearly what a dangerous place we're in.