Happy New Year

The Holidays are now behind us, and I look forward to regaining some blogger momentum in 2006 (the last two months have been very slow). (Un)fortunately, there is a lot of material out there.

I think this country is a mess right now. The current regime is heading deeper down the road to fascism and has become an international embarrasment. But for all of the guns and money controlled by the US, some other nation would surely take it upon themselves to enforce the "rule of law" upon us, as we've proven so quick to do to others.

As embarrassing as the administration is, it's only abetted by the media. Media Matters is a leading watchdog, and David Brock's 2005 recap illustrates the steady stream of misinformation being spread to the American public.

There is room for optimism, however, as we enter 2006. For one thing, it's an election year, and American citizens have the opportunity to send a message to the Republican party that it can no longer attack the poor of this country, inpinge upon our civil rights, and desecrate the environment, all the while turning more money and power over to the rich. We can overthrow the Republican majorities in Congress and re-establish proper checks and balances in Washington.

More and more people are questioning the Bush Administration, and waking up to the abuses enacted upon the citizens of the US and the rest of the world. Let's continue to spread the message and do the right thing in 2006. There will continue to be attacks by the right-wing blowhards, and without question we'll have an orange alert or three as election day nears, but let's not fall prey to these tactics, and start ourselves on the path to recovery and civility this year.