When the Smoke Cleared...... The New Sheriff Holstered His Guns and Smiled....... And Millions Smiled With Him.

And, I have to admit,..... in the overall scope of things, "you done good, Mr. President".
Yeah, I felt like so many other liberals. Lost and alone while the Fat Cats got their tax breaks, but in the long run of accomplishments, I'd have to say President Obama definitely ended this session of Congress on a pretty high note. Like so many others, I felt he had thrown us under the bus and gone over to the "Dark Side". (that would be republicanism)

I still have mixed emotions about some of the things that were compromised on, but,... the things that didn't get shelved, or otherwise diluted to the point of absurdity, (the health care program comes to mind) I'd have to say we are all probably better off because of his level headed approach and diplomacy.

The repeal of "DADT" is huge. The Nuclear Arms Treaty, another big hit. Saving unemployment also good, at least for a while.
Medical Coverage for 911 workers and residents,... that's a score as well. There's a whole list of veterans issues that needed to be addressed, and were. Every one of those issues got passed. Not too bad.

Yeah, he had a few failures, too. "The Dream Act".... down for the count, at least for a while. "Guantanamo Bay",.... A festering sore on the idea of democracy, and still it exists. There's a bunch of things I good stay pissed off about, and will,... but, I have to give credit where it's due, and it's due for the results of this "Lame Duck" Congress' last hurrah.

There's another side benefit to all this last gasp political hoopla, and that is,... the American people got a good close look at the outright lack of concern for all of us, by the Republican Party. They held us hostage so that they could get their tax breaks. They showed themselves to be more than "The Party of NO". (Maybe "Less"or "Lower" would be more appropriate) At any rate, their exposure of their true colors and distain for the American people, and our values, might actually be enough to wake America up and inspire us to make the changes necessary to start taking back this country.

I Hope so. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.