2007: A Year to be Marked by Almost Assured Radical Lack of Any Change Whatsoever.

2007 is upon us, which always prompts us to look back on 2006 in remembrance. Unfortunately, for many, the only thing they can remember is that Dick Cheney shot some dude in the face. In reality, much more than that happened. The man he shot also apologized. That was pretty much it, though.

So what of 2007? will it be 2005 part 3? Odds are pretty good that, apart from pointless surface changes, we are looking at another do-nothing year amassed with a growing frustration and loss of faith in the democratic system. Sounds like 2005 and 2006, right? Well, get ready for those again.

Ok. So the site format and look changed. New for 2007. Comments have been allowed, and are now encouraged. Biggest change all year, you can bank on it.

Ok. Maybe the minimum wage will be raised. Yippee. I mean, think about it. Those who work 40 hours a week for minimum wage may make as much as 90 extra dollars a week, That's almost 5000 dollars a year! And if this doesn't effect you (i.e. people who make more than minimum wage, small business owners who can't afford the extra 5k a year per employee and have to let a couple people go, or unemployed [see above]), don't worry. Think of all the new rims! The glorious rims! Endlessly spinning!

Maybe the new Democratic Congress will be able to muster up the balls it needs to take the society in a new, worker-centric direction. Though, with the looming presidential veto, the odds that Dick Cheney will hold the tiebreaker in the Senate again, and, of course, the "all talk, no action" marked by an upcoming presidential election, if you're betting on reform, I'll just take your shirt now and save you the trouble.


Stay tuned in the weeks ahead for the 2006: The year marked by a radical lack of any change whatsoever Year in Review. Along with the year in review and the recently added top stories of the year countdown, look out for articles about the best in music and entertainment, a list of the three trends in 2006 that pissed me off the most (one is sameness), and other pieces.

In the months ahead look out for the beginning of the series "why your holy book is stupid." Included so far is the Torah, the rest of the Bible, the Koran, and, the fish in the bucket - the Book of Mormon and, of course, Dianetics. Watch your ass, Xenu. I'm coming for you.