We survived Bush’s disaster so let’s finish the decade on a positive note!
December 31, 2009 by Jim · 4 Comments
The first Decade of the 20th century was dominated by George w Bush and his damage to the US and the worlds order. Every year under his misleadership got worse and worse. Sadly his damage will be felt for decades and generations to come. He started in 2000, he allowed 9/11 to happen, and he followed that with the hell of a mess he made out of Katrina. He did his damnedest to instigate more war around the world.
After Bush’s destruction anything to look forward to would be from President Obama undoing Bush’s damage. Anyway It is New Years Eve and I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year! After Bush got reelected in 2004 he announced that the election was a mandate, oh yeah! He said he had earned Political Capital and he was going to spend it,remember? many of us believed he was politically bankrupt even then. He had no Political Capital to spend. He had been since day one working on making us morally and financially bankrupt but I’ll leave that alone today as I promised to be nice.
Every New Years Eve we have had a feeling of dread facing the upcoming year! On 12/31/05 I noted We’re in trouble, Bush Promises to make 2006 as bad as 2005!! I said Today is New Years Eve and we just heard the Presidents weekly radio address. It was his last hurrah for 2005 and he was talking about how he wants to continue his abuse of the past through 2006. This has to really scare you the average American. Bush was a nightmare!
He vowed to continue what to you and I as average Americans witnessed and experienced as the continued destruction of society and the country as we like to remember it. He still thinks we are the envy of the world. This is still partially true but only because a large part of the world is still behind us in their progression. Due to his insistence on continued tax cuts for the wealthy. His continued destruction of the lower classes, his continuing outsourcing of his Karl Rove’s taught 3D politics (deceitful, deceptive, divisive, politics) contributing to world disorder he is continuing to erode this envy as we move into 2006.
New Years Eve 12/31/06 I noted Bush promised to make 2007 more deadlier than 2006 for American’s and Iraqi’s! He certainly did just that. I woke one morning to hear the 3,000th American had been killed in Iraq that number is now 4370. I reiterated that this Bush created Iraqi breakdown will spread throughout the middle east, being a total war between Shiite and Sunni as you can see it developing still
Thanks to President Obama’s election in 2008 2009 dawned with renewed hope but the decade of Bush’s destruction was still playing out and will be for many years. Millions have lost their jobs, homes, and health insurance. We saw massive bailouts for for our capitalist system. Capitalism was bailed out so we still have hope. Now for us! More than a year into President Obama’s Presidency we have not seen any accomplishments.
That said, Our troops are scheduled to depart Iraq in 2011, foreclosures have slowed down, Job losses have slowed drastically, the economy of the wealthy is recovering and ours looks to be showing positive signs of improvement so we have hope. We watch the mess in Iran, our and the worlds financial mess hopefully improving and we have hope for 2010. Let us hope 2010 is a good year for President Obama, us, and the world. I wish you a Happy New Year in 2010!
May the last year of the first decade be better than the first 9 in this new world, this new century!
James Joiner
Gardner, Ma
www.anaveragepatriot.com
Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
December 31, 2007 by Dizzy Dezzi · 2 Comments
It’s New Year’s Eve and just about every blogger I know is reflecting on the year we are leaving behind.
Many of my regular readers know that I started my new year on October 12th, on my 37th birthday, so for me, New Year’s Eve is mostly what I consider the end of another tax season.
I don’t really make resolutions. I stopped doing that a couple of years ago. I’ve got no plans to lose weight or travel the world or try new things. Of course, if those things happen, I won’t grumble about it. I merely resolve to be a more fabulous version of the person I am today and that does not require dieting, exercising, packing or getting fitted for a parachute. It does require that I work a little harder at being honest with myself and others, saying “NO” and meaning it, being good to myself and others, and accepting those things I cannot change and keeping a positive outlook despite negative things that come my way.
Tonight, I’m gonna party and as usual, I will get paid to be the life of the party and I am going to see to it that everyone starts the new year off on a high note (literally). I’m proud to say that these are the same folks I partied with last year and I’m elated that they decided that they wanted me to help them end this year the same way they ended the last. Even though I did not know any of the party-goers, last year, they treated me and my husband like family. It’s going to be a lot of heavy lifting, but in the end, a lot of fun and I can’t wait (it’s an Italian-themed costume party…I’m going as Alicia Keys…yes, she’s part Italian…look it up…).
My only hope for the new year is that this country proves once and for all that we have had enough of the brand of “unity” and “nation-building” that GWB and the Gang have been forcing on us for the last 7 years. Since primary season is upon us, I am kind of holding my breath. I have not chosen a candidate to support and in fact, I will hold my cards until after the primaries. I hope that the American people do not get taken in by another charlatan, another “divider”, another “decider”…In any case, despite the primary season being on our heads, the big show is not for 11 months, yet.
Right now, my hope for the new year is that between today and tomorrow we might reflect on those things that made our lives just a little bit better, like our friends and family, whether near or far. I’m grateful and thankful that I have been welcomed into such great blogging communities and learning and sharing with so many wonderful bloggers has made some of the $#!* in the world seem more bearable. So, this New Year’s Eve, I leave you with this holiday pop classic that many of use who grew up in the 70s & 80s can truly appreciate: Happy New Year (ABBA)
Now, without further ado, I present to you the last Ten Post Round-Up for 2007:
1) After 100 years, the lights in the New Year’s Eve ball will be “green”.–(Anything Goes & General News)
2) New video shows that Benazir Bhutto did not die as a result of “bumping her head”.–(CNN.com)
3) Bhutto’s son has been chosen as her successor.–(Truthout)
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