Election Analysis and Coverage

I'd hate to turn this into a lovefest, but I am going to have to side with Jonathan. It would take hubris and arrogance to assume that Obama's endorsement of a candidate is akin to the political Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. People are tired of running in circles and of problems not being solved. They are tired of all these illegal immigrants. They are tired of the economy, and they are tired that nothing is moving as quickly as they'd like. That was the cause of the shifts and the removal of Arlen Specter, though he also did himself in by saying that he switched parties in order to win. Politicians are known for being geniuses about as often as they are known for being honest, which means never. This has been happening since time immemorial and will happen on again.

Obama is a smart guy who came along at the right time and ran one heck of a campaign with the catchphrase "Change." That is smart. It also helped that blacks and the young came out in droves. The problem is that he inherited a decades-old fiscal mess that was created in part when Bill Clinton started to deregulate Wall Street.

Anarchy isn't the answer, either as science has pinpointed the Neanderthal blueprint circulating in almost all our bodies. No government or controls would cause people to start swinging at and clubbing each other more than they already do. The best thing to do is to follow the Italian model where they hold elections about as often as some people change their socks. That way if a politician is doing a lousy job, we can vote the mope out of office tout de suite.