Goodbye and thank you, Mr. George W. Bush...

"January 19th, 2009. The end of an era in American history, the end of a decades-old regime.
The end of "if you're not with us, you're against us" diplomacy.
The end of "every man for himself" economics.
The end of "power means domination".
The end of "if your views are different from mine, then you must be a threat" morals.
And thank you, Mr. George W. Bush for accellerating the process for us to get there.
Thank you for taking on the role of being the symbol for this dying system.
Thank you for leading the system that taught us so clearly that war is stupid and never benefits anyone.
Thank you for leading the system that woke us up out of our haze by continuously taking away our rights and liberties.
Thank you for leading the system that proved to us that unregulated capitalism does not work.
Thank you for leading the system that took America's standing in the world from fear to ridicule, forcing us to review our suppressive, imperialistic world policies.
Thank you for leading the system that has abused our planet so much, that we now take action to protect our planet and not just sit around crying about it.
Someone had to do it and it happened to be you. Thank you for taking on that role.
Because without you, we probably wouldn't be where we are today - a time of possibility, of tearing down the old and opening to new paradigms and ways of being.
A time where cooperation, personal responsibility, collaboration, respect for others and their beliefs, a sharing of power and resources and ideas will be the norm and default.
Thank you, goodbye and farewell.
Joe Weston"