It is New Year’s Eve, another year
passed, even quicker than the year before. And what a year it was…for good, bad
and indifferent. We said good-bye to far too many in the past year, Tom Petty,
Roger Ailes, Chuck Berry, and Mary Tyler Moore among them. It was a stormy year
here in The States, meteorologically and
politically speaking.
The media lost its collective mind
to Trump Derangement Syndrome in 2017, at separate times claiming that the
president: was deliberately over-feeding foreign fish, was almost impeach-ably
rude for taking a sip of water whilst on camera, and, drinks far too many sodas
daily. (The latter temporarily pre-empted CNN’s coverage of the New York City
terror attack that disrupted rush-hour traffic and injured four people).
Interestingly, Trump finishes the year with a 46% approval rating, virtually
identical to former President Obama’s approval rating at the end of his first year in office. Yet, the media
claims Trump is hated. That’s odd, as I don’t recall them saying anything like
that about Obama.
As I write this, nearly all of the
continental United States is in the iron grip of a record-breaking, and lengthy,
cold spell. Waterfalls have frozen completely. So have fountains. A dog was
found frozen solid on a front porch. Incredibly, some parts of the U.S. are
currently colder than the surface of
Mars. Parts of Mars were at a relatively balmy -10 degrees Fahrenheit
recently, while temperatures fell to as low as 35 degrees below zero in the northern U.S. If it gets much colder molecular
motion will cease. (But probably not the impassioned cries of leftists
denouncing the U.S. for not doing enough to fight global warming).
The past year has seen the people
continue in their attempt to reclaim power from their rulers. Brexit and the
election of Donald Trump were not outliers, they were precursors to many
Europeans realizing that things cannot continue as they are if there is to be a
Europe…or many Europeans.
And now, just in the past couple of
days, we see Iranians protesting in the street, risking arrest, beating, and
death. Iranians have a history of
secular and civil society. They deserve to regain their freedom. The last time
they tried to do so, they were tragically ignored and forsaken by then
President Obama. President Trump will not ignore or forsake them.
Here’s hoping the United States can
eventually shed the cold, and that the Iranian people can shed their
dictatorship. May they both emerge into a brightly lit future.
As for all the rest of you, reading
this around the world: I hope 2018 brings you good health and good spirits. May
your most cherished dreams come true.
Happy New Year!
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