Is there any good news in the world?

Maybe I am just having a down day (my laptop is busted and causing me a good deal of stress), but has anyone else noticed how bad the news has been lately? Ever since we returned to India at the end of July and were greeted by the bombings here and in Ahmedabad, things have just become worse. With terrible flooding in Bihar and Maharashtra, violence against Christians in Orissa and Mangalore, another set of bombings in Delhi last weekend and now the news tonight that a blast was detonated at the Marriott in Islamabad, Pakistan killing 60 (at least from tonight's latest reports) I just feel dead inside. And the line always is something like, "We will root out the terrorists and not stand for this violence!" Same old stale, empty rhetoric. It is just so played that I can't even stand to listen to it anymore. Has anyone noticed that the policies practiced by governments all around the world in combating terrorism haven't been working? Killing and bombings just lead to more killings and bombing and there seems to be no end in sight. Ick, this is all so disgusting that I think that I need a shower. The sad thing is that I really don't even follow the news too much here so I am sure there are plenty more horrible things going on that I am missing.

Don't even get me started on the news from the US; greedy irresponsible banks and corporations being bailed out by a greedy and irresponsible administration at the expense of taxpayers. Global markets shaken by speculators trying to make a quick buck betting against the economy and leaving the average investor in the lurch. How have we come to this? What sort of a world have we created? Please, somebody give me a reason to believe that the human race shouldn't just be chalked up as a poorly planed experiment by some misguided and deranged scientist because most of the time I really wonder...

On the other hand, I look to my right and Mira is sleeping on the chair beside me and she looks so peaceful and adorable. Maybe cats would do a better job of things if they were in charge. Mira is at least as qualified to run for national office as Sarah Palin is so maybe we should give it some serious thought (like McCain did, har, har). Mira for President, Chaya for VP. Sounds good, doesn't it? Certainly better than McCain/Palin. Yuck, there is just no getting away from the bad news these days...