Musing

As we sit on the eve of Barack Obama's inauguration, I have mixed feelings. I think he has the potential to be a great leader -- in the best sense of the word -- and that gives me hope. I feel a profound sense of relief to be reaching the end of these 8 years that, at times, seemed endless. To Cheney, Bush, et al I echo the sentiment of Tom Tomorrow's Sparky the Penguin when I say, "Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out!" But I remain angry that all of them are free now to retire to the leisurely life of the über-wealthy, mindless of the destruction they brought down globally, thanks in part to the absolute stubborn refusal of the Congressional Democrats to call them on their crimes.

Not to have taken any action was to allow them to continue their reign of terror, with impunity. I will always consider the majority of Congress from the last 8 years to have been complicit in the crimes of the Bush Administration. Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid top my list.

I recently read an essay by some columnist or other who stated that if the U.S. continues to refuse to investigate BushCo for war crimes, the rest of the world will do so. Nancy Pelosi is making noise now about a criminal investigation; I have little faith that it will happen, or if it does they'll find no improprieties in the last 8 years. So maybe being tried in the World Court is the best thing. They may not do prison time, but they'll officially be persona non grata throughout the rest of the world, unable to set foot on foreign soil to dine with the Queen, etc. etc.

This piece appeared on Daily Kos yesterday, and I have to say, in a Quakerly fashion, that it speaks to my condition. One last time (I'd like to think, in a wildly celebratory moment ) -- Jesus, I'm sick of these people!