Hey.

[WilliamPitt]

So.

It's Christmas night, and there's one week to go before 2009 and the rest of this festering, pestiferous bloodbath of a decade gets relegated to the dustbin of history.

Some things are definitely better.

Some things are definitely worse.

And a whole lot of shit is exactly the same.

So it goes.

DemocraticUnderground is also better, and worse, and the same. The most important thing, however, is that DU is still here.

So am I.

So are you.

Thank you, thank you, thank you DU and the DUers who make this place what it is. You're all crazy, sane, right, wrong, and all the way wonderful. We have come a long way, and have so very far to go. I'm ready to keep up the fight if you are.

Cheers.

:hug:

:toast:

[ixion]

1. cheers, will

all the best to you and yours. :toast:

[Thickasabrick]

2. Cheers to you and best wishes for 2010

:toast:

[cutlassmama]

3. K&R. Cheers!

[gleaner]

4. Thank you ....

and cheers to you. I'm going to keep up the fight, because if you stop trying to make the world a better place, then what do you have?

[timeforpeace]

5. Actually the decade ends next year. On the nice sentiment, right back at ya.

[tavalon]

19. This hasn't been a good decade

I'm quite happy to end it a year early!

[EFerrari]

6. Well, okay then.

You're on. :)

[Libby2]

7. Cheers Will, wishing all the best, to you and yours.

[BeHereNow]

8. Love to you and yours, Will.

And yes, thankfully, DU is still here.
BHN:hug:

[Tuvok Obama]

9. This thread is kind of cool, but it also sucks a little

so I guess I can't rec or unrec it.

Merry Christmas!

[madinmaryland]

10. I'm at the in-laws. Do know if GD during the primaries or being here is worse!

Flamewars galore!

[yowzayowzayowza]

11. And Cheers to you!

:bounce:

[jwirr]

12. And we are the better for having you here with us. Thanks Will.

[kgnu_fan]

13. america is same nt

[Electric Monk]

14. a whole lot of shit is exactly the same

true dat

[endless october]

15. cheers. k&r

[donheld]

16. the more things change, the more they stay the same

[DKRC]

17. ::

:toast:

K&R

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. My dear Will...

I'm so glad we have your sensible articulate voice to help us when we feel lost...

As long as you're fighting, I am too...

Cheers, sweetie!

:toast:

:hug:

[malaise]

20. Lovely post

All the best to you and yours :grouphug:

[voteearlyvoteoften]

21. Merry Christmas to all , and to all a good fight.

[bigtree]

22. fer shur

:toast:

[nevergiveup]

23. Never give up!

Things are going to get better. I feel it in my bones and my bones are old and if there are good feelings in these old bones it is always a good sign. Thanks Will and do not worry about keeping up the fight.... throwing in the towel is not an option.

[ThatsMyBarack]

24. Well freakin' put!

:toast:

[femrap]

25. Fasten your seat belt....

2010 promises some jaw-dropping events.

And let's hope that DU is still here to discuss them.

Have a Happy!

[OneGrassRoot]

26. Cheers. :) n/t

[orbitalman]

27. Cheers to us ALL! n/t

[H2O Man]

28. You, Sir, are definitely

one of the best things about DU. Thank you for your contributions to this forum.

[avaistheone1]

29. How does one argue with such a thread.

We Wish You a Merry♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Christmas♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪We Wish You a Merry ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪Christmas ♥ ♥ ♥We Wish You A Merry ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪Christmas ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪...And A Happy New Year!♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪...We Wish You a Merry♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪

[Skittles]

30. DAMN SRAIGHT, WILLIAM

NOT GIVING UP ON FIGHTING; no INDEED

[Plucketeer]

31. I'm happy to be with the DU gang

This year, last year and the years to come. HowEVER you feel about the general focus of this place, the very fact that it exists - and provides a communal sounding board - has immeadiately expanded my "family", and I'm thankful for that. Truth is, I'd rather hang out with the DU group than A LOT of my real family!

[graywarrior]

32. Jesus Christ, why do you have to make sense out of insanity adding to my pile of guilt?

[WilliamPitt]

38. Free the duck.

:P

[graywarrior]

40. I got a case of duct tape for Xmas

and I'm using it.

[wndycty]

33. K&R

:kick:

[alfredo]

34. Happy new decade to you and yours.

[mgc1961]

35. Ahoy there!

There are good ships,
and there are wood ships,
The ships that sail the sea.
But the best ships, are friendships,
And may they always be.

:toast:

[Kind of Blue]

36. YAY, dammit! First thread I've seen in a long while

Everyone can agree on! Thank you and I'm sure DU will be here 10 years from now, that's and you

[Lorien]

37. What's better since the 1990s? I'd like to feel like SOMETHING is. nt

[immoderate]

39. I associate myself with these remarks.

:) Happy New Year!:party: :bounce: :silly:

--imm

[Generic Other]

41. I am here but wearing tinfoil armor

Thanks for the reminder that nothing is the same that hasn't changed.

[devilgrrl]

42. And thank you right back!

:toast:

[givemebackmycountry]

43. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Will Pitt -

If you are writing it, I am reading it.

You keep doing your job and I'll keep doing mine. ;)

If I ever get within 50 miles from you, the drinks are on me.

:toast:

[Gore1FL]

44. Technically speaking

We have 1 year and a week before the decade is over.

How you doing dog? I haven't run into you in years.

[helderheid]

45. Cheers!

[debbierlus]

46. Cheers to you, Will

:)

:hippie:

[TheUnspeakable]

47. love ya, Will

[proud2BlibKansan]

48. Merry Ho Ho, Will

Hope it's a happy one.

[ooglymoogly]

49. and a bo'el of rum. kr nt

[WilliamPitt]

50. .

[Individualist]

51. God bless us, every one

:thumbsup:

[jus_the_facts]

52. All the best to you and yours....

...and all o'ours! :toast: :pals: