This is it! The reign of the statistical worst illegitimate "president" in history is over! No more unjust wars, no more tax cuts only to the rich, no more selling every American interest overseas and to private corporations, no more massive incompetence that cost thousands of people here and abroad their lives, no more failed foreign policy based on ignorance and posturing, no more defiance against the world when it comes to environmental survival, no more screwing up public programs for generations to come, and simply no more Bush!

The inauguration of Barack Obama represents the greatest opportunity this country will ever have to get back on its feet. It's time to finally shed our skin of the failure of Bush, his party, and his cronies. Cheney, Rummy, Condi, they're all going down as well...as are Bush's strongest supporters, be it Jeb, McCain, Arnold, Delay, Blackwell, or anyone else. Divide and conquer. We need to scrape off the neo-con parasites once and for all.

We'll try not to lecture or browbeat you too much into anything, but we do ask that you do your part. After all, it's your country, too (unless you're from another country...and if you are, we're sorry for Bush and all he's done...things will be right again very soon).

Please be sure to do the following....

1. REGISTER TO VOTE You need to vote in November, so registering is a very important step. And there is no excuse not to do it. You don't have to pay anything, you don't have to go anywhere...you don't even have to put on pants! Just go to Rock the Vote and fill in the registration form. That's it! It's that simple.

2. LEARN ABOUT POLITICIANS AND ISSUES Start with your own local government and work your way up, regardless of which party you belong to. And we're not asking you to spend hours sifting through magazines or old newspapers. Simply go to the web sites of your mayor, representatives, senators, governor, etc. and read about what they stand for. You can't possibly make an intelligent choice until you know exactly what your choices are. Besides, you may very well find something that jives with your own beliefs, regardless of who it is.

3. FOLLOW THE ALTERNATIVE MEDIA This step will take a bit of effort on your part, but this is for your own good. You can't always trust the mainstream news such as your local paper. Do you know how many newspapers are controlled by right-wing media conglomerates? It ain't pretty. You're only getting at best half the story on anything (especially if any part of your area is dependent on unions or has a large minority population). Do you like having the wool pulled over your eyes? Of course not. So put down your newspaper and pick up your local "free times" rag, listen to Air America or NPR, read The Nation, look for newspapers from other countries (you may be surprised how the foreign press sees us)...hell, watch The Daily Show for cryin' out loud! You might actually learn something about Washington that hasn't been filtered or spun.

4. READ, READ, READ Although this may sound like an extension of the previous step, this still cannot be stressed enough. Whatever your political party is, if you want to help better this country, all it takes is knowledge. There are many books out right now in stores and libraries detailing the faults of and dangerous problems with this administration...something both sides should be concerned about. For anyone, we whole-heartedly recommend Michael Moore's eye-opening satirical book Dude, Where's My Country? as it raises serious questions about Bush's very personal connections to the 9/11 terrorists (as does a certain movie we're plugging at the top of this page). We understand not everyone from either side likes Michael Moore (that doesn't excuse you from reading the book or seeing the movie, you understand), so in that case we also recommend the books of Al Franken, who is perhaps the closest thing we have to a modern day Mark Twain. If you want to know what's really going on in this country, never rely on just the "political commentators"...read the humor books! If you must read books by the so-called "pundits," go for the controversial books like The Price of Loyalty or Bushwhacked...you know, the ones that the geezers on Fox News both hate and unsuccessfully try to refute all the time. Something intriguing must be in there if they feel the need to try to tear it down, right?

5. GET INVOLVED Visit the local office of your political party and volunteer, as there will always be an issue or candidate that they'll need help spreading the word about. Do more than just stick a sign in your front yard or a bumper sticker on your car. Bush is a bully, and bullies are always afraid when many people stand up to them. Why else did he go into hiding whenever there was a war-protest rally? Why else doesn't he discuss anything in a public forum? He's afraid. Period. Despite what Fox News may tell you, he is not in charge of things. He does not have the power. We do. All it takes is to mobilize that power and turn it into activity.

6. VOTE! This isn't going to be some spiel about how it's your duty as a citizen or how you'd be a coward otherwise. It's about speaking your mind, making your voice heard, and again, helping to change this country for the better. Especially if you're in one of the "swing states" (such as Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and others), the states where the votes will matter the most either way. If the 2000 and 2004 elections showed us anything, it was that we can no longer take voting for granted and that every single last vote does in fact matter.

7. VOICE YOUR COMPLAINTS Write to your senators. Write to your representatives. Write to your local media. Write to your mayor or governor. Believe it or not, those elected officials (or at least their assistants) do actually read whatever is sent to them, even if they don't agree with your ideas. And it's not about whining, either. It's about speaking your mind, making your voice heard, and again, helping to change this country for the better. It's about, again, standing up to the bully. Nobody will help us if they don't know where we stand.