2008 Election in Review

Curtis writes:

After two years of political campaigning it is finally over. Here are some random thoughts on the 2008 Presidential campaigns:

• Thank goodness we will have a reprieve from all the political ads! It always starts out a “clean” race and inevitably turns sour and I’m glad it’s all over. If you were to believe all of the ads that were out there then half of this nation’s politicians are communists, hate puppies and babies and should be in prison (only half because of course the other half are saints that never do anything wrong).


• The capstone of the political campaigns came in the form of McCain’s concession and Obama’s victory speeches. Both were very well written and each candidate came across as very humble and in no way arrogant or or vengeful.


• People have such a short view of time and history. That is why the phrase “history will repeat itself” is so accurate. This ties into both the shift in balance of power in our government and our current economic situation. Everything is cyclical. 1) First, our government: It is inevitable that after a period of time one party will become less popular and there will be an uprising of support for the opposite party. If liberals are in charge for a time the conservatives will have a surge of support and take over the reigns. And once the liberals get tired of the conservative way(s) it will switch back. This has been seen across history and shouldn’t surprise anyone who thinks his or her party will have the power forever (at least in a democratic society). 2) Second, our economy: 90’s we were up, 2000’s we are down, guess what’s next? The economy will rebound and we will recover! No economy on this planet in the history of time has ever just seen gains. This is why all the graphs (either individual stocks or the entire market) go up and down with peaks and valleys. But keep this fact a secret as the media doesn’t want to mention it right now.


• I love being right. Even before the Democratic primaries had started I believed that a Democrat would win the White House (see previous thought). Also, media and fellow co-workers/friends for the most part predicted a close race/vote. And while the popular vote was close-ish I predicted that every battleground state would fall Obama’s way and it would all end in a landslide. While this outcome wasn’t exactly what I wanted it was what I predicted. I will take this time to gloat.


• Good luck to President-elect Obama, he’s got quite a job ahead of him.

And thus concludes my political thoughts on this year’s elections. Cunningham for President in 2036…you never know!