Happy New Year...

... everyone!  I'm feeling good about the prospects for 2009.  Things may well get worse for a good while yet.  The damage left by Bush and his henchman is incalculable.  But I'm still confident that this will prove to be a year of change.  It will involve some pain and sacrifice, and it may not come fast enough for some, including myself; but I hope that we're all ready to do whatever is necessary.  If we sit around on our backsides and leave it to Obama, it's not going to happen.  He's not the Messiah.  He has no magic wand.  But provided that we Americans are prepared to pitch in and provide support, we can at least make a start on the long journey back to sanity and stability.  

Happy New Year, everyone!  And a healing one...