The election was big and important. I have nothing to articulate that has not been well articulated many times over.
But this happened: while I was watching CNN and waiting for Obama’s speech, I read “President Elect Obama” as “President Elect-O-Rama,” on my itty-bitty TV, and wondered what the hell kind of sub-culture vernacular CNN was using to win over viewers. Really, weren’t the holograms enough of a blatant appeal to the ever-important liberal trekkie demographic? Anyway, I figured it out, and now I know what I’ll be calling every general election for the next few dozen years.