You left out the high point for 2012: the communist thug in our White House will more likely than not get his walking papers in November, and we’ll have a chance to restore America as a free country. I’d say as ugly as the rest of the events will be, getting rid of evil (pathetic and inept but still purely malevolent) makes it a good year.
To actually get rid of Dear Leader, the election is not enough; there has to be an inauguration on January 20, 2013. That means there has to be a January 20, 2013.