Good week, and good riddance

I had a post about how it was, overall, a very good week, what with Rumsfeld resigning, the Federal Marriage Amendment being essentially dead, and Webb winning, which means the Democrats have control not only of the House but of the Senate, too. But then my son got a horrible, vomit-inducing cold and I had to go find some Pediacare, which is apparently such a threat to America that it must be sold behind the counter and only when you present valid photo ID and agree to have your information recorded. Who knows what will happen when the tiny bottle I bought runs out and I have to go get more. If I fail NaBloPoMo, it's because I've been arrested for suspicion of running a meth lab.

So anyway, instead of celebrating the paradigm shift in the country, I just want to say that Bush is such a freaking idiot and the U.S. Patriot Act is such an unbelievable assault on civil liberties that it's going to take years if not decades (if ever, even) to untangle all the domestic and foreign fuck-ups under his administration. Thanks a lot, asshole.