And with your basic premise, at least at it's core.  But I would offer two critiques, not meant to be insulting:

1. A little too wordy.  In my experience, after about four or five average-sized paragraphs, people lose interest.  It's frustrating, especially when you have a lot you're trying to say.  But excess verbiage was John Kerry's problem – and look where it got him!  Better to keep it to a manageable number of points.  Maybe break up a big diary into a few smaller ones if necessary.

2. When it comes to boldface, a little goes a long way.  God knows I like to place emphasis on certain words (although I'm more of an italics man myself), but too much of it runs the risk of coming off as condescending, as if you're saying that the reader can't decide for himself what's important.

I agree with you in that we are facing a crisis in this country.  More personally, I also believe that the events of the last few years only serve to underscore some of the glaring structural inadequacies of our Constitution, which demand correcting if similar – or worse – crises are to be avoided in the future.  I highly recommend Sanford Levinson's recent work on this topic, Our Undemocratic Constitution: Where The Constitution Goes Wrong And How We The People Can Correct It.

Finally, there is a glimmer of hope:  Karl Rove's coalition seems to be unraveling all by itself.  If Rudy Giuliani is the GOP nominee that could very well be the final nail in the coffin.