What song best sums up the previous year?

Tomryan,

While I agree that the opposition (i.e. the Democrats) to the current regime is sadly devoid both of ideas/solutions and courage, I must strongly disagree that protest songs--from last year or any other--"do not make a valid point about anything." Of course, I do not generally look to pop songs for actual solutions to complex political problems, but when the President of the United States has basically made a mockery of the Constitution he has sworn to defend (using the NSA to spy on American citizens is merely the latest outrage, but far from the only one), I believe anger is the appropriate and "valid" response and does, in fact, make a point. As for Churchill's old bromide, what could be more "conservative" than preserving and honoring the Constitution?

As for the "intractable enemy," do you mean the terrorists or Iraq? Do you know of a link between the 9-11 attack and Iraq that no one else has found? If so, please contact the White House at once. They've been searching frantically for quite some time now, so far to no avail.

Tomryan,

No question, Clinton had little more regard for the Constitution than Bush. Although I too may be jaded, I am not quite prepared to sacrifice the Fourth Amendment based on your anecdote, or Bush's judgment of who should be detained, who should be spied on. There are legal means to spy, if that is needed. As for the Master Plan to set countries in the Middle East on the right path, please explain to me exactly how that would work, how it conforms to conservative values, how it is not imperialist? We may not see eye to eye, but I respect your point of view.

Robm321,

"Cry Me a River"? Nah, it seems that under the circumstances, the Police song "Every Breath You Take" ("I'll be watching you") is more appropriate. But your suggestion is very, very clever, make no mistake about it.