To Hell with 2002

摘要

Last year at midnight, when 2001 became 2002, approximately 270 million of us wished each other a Happy New Year. I know I did it, probably 50 times. Looking back at it now, is it possible many, many millions of us forgot? This was not a happy year, even for people who, by all reckoning, should have been very happy. Trent Lott, just for one example, was about three weeks away from having a completely happy 2002, and now he's just a Jay Leno joke. I don't feel bad for Trent Lott. I'm just saying it was that close for him.