Say a Little Prayer

Its that time of year again.

On Thursday, 22nd November, our American cousins will sit at their tables with their families and loved ones to pay homage to the time honoured tradition of Thanksgiving.

So this year, I thought I'd like to remind you of a few things to give thanks for whilst you're gathered at your tables groaning with turkey (apologies if you're vegan/vegetarian/pescetarian), sweet potato mash and pumpkin pie.

So lets start with one that is close to the heart of all Americans;

» The $100 barrel of oil that has meant that for the majority of states, the cost of a gallon of gas has exceeded the $3 mark.

» The weakest the Dollar has been against international markets in over 25 years.

» The collapse of the Prime Mortgage market, further weakening the dollar, but more importantly seeing families left broken, penniless and in many cases, homeless for the 2007 Holiday Season (hmm, I think that one may fall into the Crimes Against Humanity category)

And whilst we're talking of crimes against humanity, let remember;

» The inception of Guantanamo Bay. Lets face it, if any non-westernised country had developed such a program, the rest of the world would be aghast at such horrors, not that many of us aren't already.

» The invasion of Iraq. Or more notably, the 3,871 American Servicemen and woman and 171 UK Troops who at today's date have died fighting in an unnecessary war. The 6,346 Iraqi forces who have given their lives for their belief in their country, and finally and most importantly, the 38,651 innocent people who just happened to be in the way.

The list of atrocities is endless. I could go on and on, but I want to get to the point.

This year, whilst you're sat at your tables and saying grace, remember to be thankful that your imbecilic fuckwit of a President, the two immoral and nefarious villains namely Cheney & Rice that actually pull his strings, and the rest of his crooked administration have only 427 days left in office.

You guys do get sarcasm, right?