Things to wish (and work) for in the new year
Corny topic, I know, but that doesn't mean it isn't fun and useful, right?
1) Always foremost--health to me, mine, you, yours. (Even if you are a rabid Republican Bush supporter, that is. In which case, I wish you better mental health, because you clearly don't have much of that now.)
2) Safety in all traveling. A lot of my closest and dearest fly and drive far and often, and I hope everyone in reading distance stays careful.
3) Greater tact. I committed some verbal faux pas this past year that hurt some people I really wish I hadn't.
4) To show that my priorities are in proper alignment, a Duck visit to (and lengthy stay at) the Big Dance in March. They're off to a good start so far . . .
5) On the political side of things, some serious oversight and a pure investigative process. Truth, the law, and public opinion are currently all on our side, and as long as we remain dedicated to the ideal of exposing secrecy and opacity in all its forms in our government--and remember to continuously educate and alert the public of our mission--we can right our seriously listing ship of state.
6) A renewed commitment by the vast majority of the media to do its job. Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Keith Olbermann, and a (very) few others need not worry--they're already there.
7) An end to war as an element of American policymaking, before it's too late. We must regain the goodwill of the world, or we will shortly lose the ability to govern ourselves due to our extravagant indebtedness incurred thanks to the Republican Party.
8) An end to our national preoccupation with oil as the sole means of powering our culture. We have a rapidly shrinking window wherein we can retool our infrastructure to run on renewable (or at least cleaner, if not cheaper) fuels. If we don't start acting immediately, the damage to our economy (let alone the planet itself) will be catastrophic. It may already be too late . . .
9) And finally, the resignation of the entire Smirky Administration, right before they all get perp-walked to infamy as one.
(Hey, they don't call them "wish" lists for nothing, you know?)
1) Always foremost--health to me, mine, you, yours. (Even if you are a rabid Republican Bush supporter, that is. In which case, I wish you better mental health, because you clearly don't have much of that now.)
2) Safety in all traveling. A lot of my closest and dearest fly and drive far and often, and I hope everyone in reading distance stays careful.
3) Greater tact. I committed some verbal faux pas this past year that hurt some people I really wish I hadn't.
4) To show that my priorities are in proper alignment, a Duck visit to (and lengthy stay at) the Big Dance in March. They're off to a good start so far . . .
5) On the political side of things, some serious oversight and a pure investigative process. Truth, the law, and public opinion are currently all on our side, and as long as we remain dedicated to the ideal of exposing secrecy and opacity in all its forms in our government--and remember to continuously educate and alert the public of our mission--we can right our seriously listing ship of state.
6) A renewed commitment by the vast majority of the media to do its job. Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Keith Olbermann, and a (very) few others need not worry--they're already there.
7) An end to war as an element of American policymaking, before it's too late. We must regain the goodwill of the world, or we will shortly lose the ability to govern ourselves due to our extravagant indebtedness incurred thanks to the Republican Party.
8) An end to our national preoccupation with oil as the sole means of powering our culture. We have a rapidly shrinking window wherein we can retool our infrastructure to run on renewable (or at least cleaner, if not cheaper) fuels. If we don't start acting immediately, the damage to our economy (let alone the planet itself) will be catastrophic. It may already be too late . . .
9) And finally, the resignation of the entire Smirky Administration, right before they all get perp-walked to infamy as one.
(Hey, they don't call them "wish" lists for nothing, you know?)
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