There is no corner of this planet, and almost no individual, whose future was not damaged by eight years of the Bush administration. The oceans are dying, the polar caps are melting, the forests are being clearcut at a pace that just keeps speeding up. These are not liberal delusions, and there are no serious, trained or respected scientists who seriously dispute them anymore. Al Gore clearly won the 2000 election. I am heartsick when I consider how much better off planet earth and the human race would have been if Bush had just not been appointed by, what was it, one or two members of the Supreme Court. I have two grandchildren, and a third on the way, and a step-grand-daughter. A Buddhist friend advises me, "Never look at the big picture. There is no big picture. There's just now."