Naturally, this is all my opinion. And so many stories are intertwined, I decided to break news of the year down into topics.
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The Downward Spiral of Iraq: All through the year the world suffered from the ongoing effects of George Bush's invasion. Despite the Creep-in-Chief's crowing over the capture of Saddam Hussein and the installation of a questionable Iraqi government, the death toll of Iraqi civilians and US Death Brigaders continues to rise and the world — in the belief of many — is no safer (remember the Russian school seizure and the Madrid bombing?). Even if an Iraqi election does take place in late January 2005, will it be free and fair — or safe? Don't hold your breath.
- The Bush Brothers Banana Republic Continues: Is the US, the land run by miserable failure George W. Bush, turning into a pro-business, pro-rich folks, anti-education (for certain people), anti-justice, anti-GLBT, anti-women, anti-environment, anti-worker, pro-Christian-fundie-theocracy cesspool? Hell, yeah. That's the message received by many in 2004, a year Arianna Huffington notes we should try to forget.
- Marriage Equality in Massachusetts: Yes, GLBT people are a bit more equal under law in one state in the Union. This historic occurrence led to same-sex marriages in other states — ultimately struck down by bigots in power, of course — and to a mass show of hatred throughout the US. Eleven states passed anti-equality "Defense of Marriage" in the Nov. 2 elections, while masses of Christian fundamentalists, homo-haters, and misguided souls took to the polls to back a candidate who wants to enshrine discrimination in the nation's constitution. What does 2005 hold? I suspect we will see a more vicious debate across the country, as well as a strong effort to make sure newly married couples in Massachusetts don't have their unions invalidated. Continued on the next page Page 1 — Page 2
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