Bush was a big government spendthrift. Why replaced him with an even bigger government bigger spendthrift is beyond me. Oh yeah, now I remember, the electorate had a choice between McCain and Obama.

Of course, our elections have been rather silly of late. Dole in 1996, Kerry in 2004, McCain in 2008...it's not like any of these folks had a compelling campaign going. Add in the results of 2000, where voters were so numbed that they couldn't really pick between them ("other" did well that year) and it's not as though we've had compelling leadership lately. By that standard, Obama isn't so very bad.