Its Over, Darn It!

For nearly four months I have been a political junkie. CNN or MSNBC have been on from the beginning of the day to bedtime, and sometimes, if something interesting was happening I would leave it on and fall asleep listening to the TV.

Who my favorite candidate was is not important – just living and breathing the campaigns was exciting. I was truly amazed at how the cable networks could take one story, play it all day and keep it alive for days.

Will I ever see Joe Lieberman at the side of Senator McCain again, whispering corrections in his ear while at a press conference?

Will Hillary ever tell her harrowing story of landing “under fire” again?

Obama laid out his plans for improving the country. According to McCain the plans made Obama a “socialist” and according to some of his supporters even a communist. Still, I wonder what McCain”s plan for improving the nation’s economic situation would have been? Oh yeah, Bushism.

With Governor Palin snuggly back in Alaska, what is going to happen to Tina Fey? Is she doomed to obscurity? And what about Saturday Night Live? Should they brace themselves for a huge drop in ratings?

Of course, “Joe the Plumber” is in deep trouble. His fifteen minutes of fame are over, his candidate lost, he will most likely have to get a plumbing license, the IRS knows where to find him and absolutely no one cares what he has to say.

The pundits and the commentators will soon be at a loss for material when completing their analysis of the campaign. Will they miss the magic maps as much as I will?

The ending of the campaign did turn out to prove that American democracy was alive, well and maturing. But, with the campaign over I sure am going to miss the discussions of the really important news stories on cable TV.