Thanks!

I say my “gratitudes” almost every night before I go to sleep.

There are a lot of things and people I am thankful for – Republicans are not on the list, anywhere.

This year I am thankful for

My friends

My kid (generic on purpose)

My brother and his wife

My job

My dependable old car that gets me to my job

A roof over my head

Food in my cupboard

Clothes on my back

In addition to those normal types of thanks that most people spout off about, even if they really don’t mean it,

I give thanks almost every night for

  For my blog readers

  For all the tweeps @Progress2Day

  For the dedicated gang at ALEC Exposed

  For the brilliant and eloquent Lisa Graves of CMD

  For the guys at The Voter Legislative Transparency Project

  Hector and his gang of merry spelunkers

  The Kossacks at Daily Kos

  For every protestor – who actively keep our 1^st amendment rights intact

  Thom Hartmann, Mike Malloy, John Nichols, Paul Krugman,
     Amy Goodman, Jim Hightower, Matt McNeil of am950 radio and his sidekick William

    Leo Gerard of the Steelworkers Union – for always speaking his mind

  For our “big D” Democratic President
      – who did not get a House and Senate to support him
         in either election, but keeps on keeping on

Most of these people have no idea I exist – but I know that they exist and that every single one of them is making a profound difference in our world – every single day and for that, I am grateful and thankful.