open letter to santa

dear santa,

i know it has been a while since i believed in you but at this point, hell, one more letter can't hurt.

i have been a good girl this year. (sort of.)   sure, i got snagged on the usual items -- but no lawsuits, fights or accidents this year. wahoo!

this christmas, i was hoping you could bring me a few of the items on my list. as you can see, my wishes are not really just for me... and i really don't need more socks or another rudolph sweatshirt!


santa can you:
+ end the war in iraq and bring our soldiers home safely to their families who miss them;

+ end the bickering and partisan posturing in our government; while you're at it, stuff a sock into the holy rollers' mouths, would ya;

+ ensure that women continue to have the right to control their bodies without meddling by outsiders and politicians;

+ decrease the number of homeless and help them gain access to the services for drug addiction, mental health, job training that they need;

+ protect animals from those who would abuse either through ignorance or malice and put those animals to the hands of those willing to help them find warmth, love, shelter, and medicine;

+ protect children from the same abuse and lead them to the same end result;

unfortunately this list could go on forever. santa, let's see if this year we can scratch some of these items of this list. we can worry about the rest later.

xoxoxo,
carleen