While I hate the weenie shrub with a passion, I try not to let it distort my thinking about the 51% who voted for him. They were exercising their political rights, just as I did.

And 51% IS a mandate. It is as big a mandate as Clinton had.

If we are going to fight for our democracy, we should at least honor the results of the elections, IMO. That includes the results that showed much funny stuff in Ohio and New Hampshire (? was it?).

To protest the weenie shrub and to let the 51% that voted for him that I will not be silent about the war on Iraq, AND to let them know I protest against the gutting of democratic rights, rape of the environment, etc etc by this administration is something I do everyday anyway.

I'm hoping to be able to attend one of our local "Anti-Inaugural Balls" staged by a local peace committee and a local "Nice White House". As they say, it'll be fun, and cheaper than moving to Canada or paying for therapy!