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"First, Thank you Mr. Bush for 8 years of terror free strikes upon the U.S." -- fbair1
I also note that there were no Alien Invasions, Kitten Uprisings, Asteroid Collisions, China-Syndrome Nuclear Meltdowns, or Indian Invasions (not counting the ones coming over on F-1B visas). Neither were there any Dinosaur Extinctions, Ice Ages, Elephant Rampages (involving more than a handful of elephants), Attacks by Rabid Hula Dancers, or Ostrich Insurgencies.
I suppose whatever our politics, we've gotta be grateful for that at least. "Thank you mister Bush that there were no Packs of Killer Squirrels unleashed during your tenure in office."
However, unfortunately, there were lots of Home Foreclosures, Torturings, Wars, Economic Upheavals, Bank Bailouts, Laws Broken, Rights Trampled, People Wrongly Imprisoned, Roads Ignored, Cronies Paid Off, No-Bid Multi-Billion Dollar Contracts, Sky-High Gasoline and Fuel Prices, A Recession-cum-Depression, The Worst Christmas Season in 25+ Years, Americans Illegally Spied-Upon, Innocent People Killed, Guilty People Not Brought to Justice, Massive Job Losses, Economy In the Toilet, Major Industries Brought to their Knees, Jobs Sent Overseas... and the list goes on and on and on and on.
I don't think Americans are in too much of a thanking mood anymore.
