Posted on 01/03/2010 9:25:06 AM PST by Chi-townChief
Now that we have said "good riddance" to 2009, let's acknowledge the best thing about it - it wasn't as bad as 2008. That was the year that saw the worldwide financial meltdown, leading to the collapse of real estate markets, banks and other businesses and necessitating the biggest bailout since the Ark took on water. Even though it has seemed like 2008's crisis, 2009 actually brought the end to that economic crunch, or at least brought its end into sight (depending which economists you want to listen to.)
All in all, 2009 was a pretty good year, considering the one it followed. The worst of what was foreseen in late 2008 didn't happen.
OK, what did happen wasn't all that great, because the bailouts credited with stemming off Armageddon required the borrowing of about a kazillion dollars by our governments, mostly the feds. At some point America is going to have to stop borrowing and balance its books again, and then actually start repaying its gargantuan debt, before our currency is worth about 11 Euro cents or 13 Chinese Fen. But, that's an editorial for another New Year.
For now, let us look back on 2009 for being a better year than had been feared.
Let's remember, too, that the economy isn't everything, government isn't everything, even General Motors isn't everything anymore. There is more to life, and that's what should be remembered, this year and every year.
In 2009, hundreds of thousands of Americans fell in love.
About eight million welcomed new children into their lives.
Hundreds of thousands found a new favorite book, or song, or even a poem.
Tens of thousands quit smoking.
Tens of millions of people overcame misfortune, had good fortune, learned exciting new things, made new friends, found old ones, crossed things off their life's list, or wrote new ones onto it.
The best thing about 2009 is that we got to live it. That beats the alternative.
Let's count our blessings and remember them as we welcome 2010.
And hey, folks, there's a great chance it will be better than the year that came before it.
Happy New Year, Southland!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEuL4qy-Ztk
The whole damned article is pure rosey cheeked, deer eyed, liberal idiocy.
I didn’t trust them or vote for them - I knew what they were as did anyone with a little sense.
Willful ignorance from the Southtown staff.
The only way I’m going to have a better year this year is if we can get rid of the deadwood in Washington (i.e., those reps. and senators up for re-election this year).
This stupid whitewashing article concludes with a sad analysis of the Obozo's first year: "We survived." Survival is crucial, of course, but as Americans, we should be able to say more about ourselves.
“Now that we have said “good riddance” to 2009, let’s acknowledge the best thing about it - it wasn’t as bad as 2008.”
Oh really. Based on what?
Unemployment percentage?
Terrorist attacks?
U.S. Debt?
Based, perhaps, on their approval of the sitting President’s skin color?
In 2009, hundreds of thousands of Americans fell in love.
(hundreds of thousands got divorced)
About eight million welcomed new children into their lives.
(millions died)
Hundreds of thousands found a new favorite book, or song, or even a poem. (millions gave up believing in America, thanks to 0bama, Reid and Pelosi)
Tens of thousands quit smoking. (Thousands and thousands started smoking)
Tens of millions of people overcame misfortune, had good fortune, learned exciting new things, made new friends, found old ones, crossed things off their life’s list, or wrote new ones onto it. (Millions are out of work and millions more gave up trying)
The best thing about 2009 is that we got to live it. That beats the alternative. (the best thing about 2010 is we can kick those worthless bastards off Capital Hill) (We’ll deal with Zero in a couple of years)
Let’s count our blessings and remember them as we welcome 2010.
And hey, folks, there’s a great chance it will be better than the year that came before it.
Wrong from sentence one on. Debt multiplied repeatedly in 2009. With luck the editor-author will see the problem just before the rubble eliminates his vision, eyes, and life.
Is this one of those inspirational e-mails that I am supposed to forward to everyone in my address book? It sure reads like one. The biggest piece of bullcrap is the part that it was not as bad as 2008. Maybe to the writer, but there are boatloads of people who lost their jobs in 2009, way more than in 2008. And mortgages forclosed on, I think 2009 beat 2008, because 2008 is when the TARP thing happened. And lots of bondholders had their notes reneged upon by the US government in 2009. God only knows how many cash for clunkers were never paid for by the program, but we never hear about that. A whole bunch of people in Texas got shot up in the biggest terrorist attack since 9/11/2001, and nothing like that happened in 2008. And as for all the other platitudinous examples of how 2009 was a great year, I am sure that nearly equal numbers of people found new favorite songs, or got married, or had sex for the first time. So no, 2009 was not better than 2008.
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