So Obama did indeed crush what I can only call the pathetic John McCain in a landslide that gave many of us a sense of hope and optimism about the political future of the U.S. that we simply have not had in our lifetimes. A change is gonna come - and our man has his work cut out for him.
To wit: as if things were not already horrendous enough on November 4th when Obama was confirmed as President Elect, the economy has continued its downward spiral, which feels more and more each day like the sky falling - with CNBC's on-air personalities as so many Chicken Littles (or would that be Chickens Little?!) - and, well, when the median home price in the San Francisco Bay Area is down 41 percent, you know things are dire.
Those of us who intend to weather this storm and one day look back and grimace at this period of promise and upheaval are employing a strategy that is best described as whistling past the graveyard. Avert eyes, pretend nothing is wrong, sally forth.
Hmmm... although that does sound suspiciously like much of the government policy that got us into all of these messes in the first place.
More on this later as I consider whether I actually want to resume blogging - or not.
