The changing face of the world still has left little recognizeable memories of pre-9.11 days. Americans are growing again sleepy and self-congratulatory as another year passes without a terrorist incident in our land. Bipartisanship is back, due in part to a large and growing contingent of dissatisfied politicians and media entities bent on he ruination of President Bush’s reputation, name, and policies. An overwhelming sense of frustration fills the citizenry, bolstered by the lackluster job market and seeming failures of the policies of Bush’s administration. Top it off with negative reports from Iraq and Afghanistan (when it’s reported!) that are pretty clearly false and isolated indicators of a fictionalized chaos from a media that can’t even defend itself from cries of partisanship. What remains is a populace battered on one side by an overwhelmingly liberal and negative media crush and bruised on the other by inadequate economic policies from a President who seems to have forgotten his non terrorist-fighting duties.

Yet you have prevailed. Against the threat of terrorism you stood firm and saw through the mounds of bullcrap and lies coming out of the orifice that is the media. You put your money where your mouth is, contributing your time, money, energy, and lives to help us all remember. You carried us through a recession and back onto the playing field of the world economy, all the while footing a huge bill to take down the enemy and establish democracy-friendly governments in their place – that campaign continues, and your support is unwavering, unlike the quivering politicians and media outlets who fear the ill-will of a few crustaceans and a terrorist population whose continued attacks only strengthen your resolve.
May you who have won over the great disdain of many continue to prevail and shine like lights. May the God we love continue to make us strong and hold out against the forces of darkness in this world.
“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”