Doesn't it seem like a new world since the Democrats have come to power in Congress? Have you been watching their press conferences outlining the topics they will be investigating? The Bushites are running scared and well they should be, after so many years of nefarious doings.

I'm particularly interested in following Barbara Boxer as she chairs the committee on the environment. This is women's work of which we can be proud. Lyssa Strada would definitely approve, noting that the word for "ecology" comes from the Greek for "housekeeping." Let's get out our skeins and knit this network into a protective cover for Gaia.