America will give President Bush the proverbial middle finger tonight

President Bush delivers his farewell address to a nation tonight that has suffered what seemingly is irreparable damage -- an economy that is teetering toward Depression territory, Iraq occupation, broken health care system, sour international relations, Guantanamo Bay (or as fat ass Rush Bimbaugh has called it, Club Gitmo), Abu Ghraib, torture that has led to several potential terrorists' release due to inadmissable evidence from their shattered mental state, and escalating violence in the Middle East. But, as President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney have said, it's the "angry left" who perpetuated these problems, right? Sean Penn calling for this administration to be in "fucking jail" -- oh, he's responsible for our financial meltdown. Susan Sarandon speaking out over our reckless environmental practices -- she's responsible for this administration's stubborn, nepotistic, and incompetent behaviors. That is, if you believe the administration's cheerleading pundits over at Fox Noise who occasionally join the rest of us out of Fairyland. President-elect Barack Obama, in my opinion, faces unprecedented challenges that will take years to fix.

I'm highly steamed about all these problems. Firsthand, I work in the manufacturing industry and naturally, it's tanking. One of my hopes is rebuilding a strong middle class. The more people feel empowered, the less likely crimes and apathy will occur. By the way, how were conditions during the Clinton years? People who still resent him for his affair with intern Monica Lewinsky might want to redirect their thinking on Clinton's overall effectiveness. Our country is served best with policy geeks like Clinton and Obama opposed to a President who will spend time during press conferences talking about clearing brush and catching bass back on his ranch in Crawford, TX.

What really has also struck my ire is Sarah Palin's blame-everyone-but-me attitude she has recently taken in a few interviews. She even went as far as saying bloggers contributed to negative views of her and the campaign. Well, that's flattering, but I think when you present all style and no substance, you've dug up your own hole. She is the poster child for the Republican Party over these last eight years.

You'll hear tonight how much the President enjoyed working with his appointees (many who are fellow frauds), waking up to new challenges each day, facing criticisms that Obama will receive, and helping to secure America's strength and resolve in the world i.e. mentioning we haven't been attacked again since 9/11 despite it happening on his watch. Those are all great sentimental statements that obviously come from a self-delusional, mental midget. He might also play the blame game again. Bottom line, we should remember that we lived in a time when we had the worst President in our history serving us.