While watching Senator Obama’s speech being broadcast on CNN, I caught one of their stupid little factoids they like to run across the bottom of the screen. For example, if McCain gets elected, he’ll be the second graduate of the United States Naval Academy to serve as president, the first being Jimmy Carter. I’m sure McCain would love being grouped in any way at all with Carter.
But another one caught my eye. It said that this is the first election in 24 years that doesn’t have either a Bush or a Clinton on either ticket. Okay, that’s mostly right, it seems to me. But doesn’t that continual line go all the way back to 1980? Didn’t George H.W. Bush run for vice president on Reagan’s ticket in 1980 as well? Wouldn’t that then make it 28 years? I could be completely wrong, I’ll admit to only being five years old when Reagan was elected the first time. But it could be that CNN is more completely wrong in this instance. Unless they’re stopping the clock at 2004, which I suppose is possible, although not logical.
Obama is speaking in Cincinnati at the moment. I’m really impressed with how he’s managing to shoehorn in as many rallies as possible. He’s even fitting in another campaign stop in Indianapolis on Tuesday, presumably as a stepping stone on the way back to Chicago for his big Grant Park rally.
It’s going to be an interesting two days.
As for me, the October Surprise is that the leaves didn’t reach their peak until November.
