Not over Till The Fat Lady Sings...

...Or John Kerry concedes. Wow, I have never seen so much buildup, and then a sudden silence. For the past year (or two) everyone has been all excited about the election. People coming out in droves to magnify their political views, politicians more celebrities than hollywood folk. And the Holywood folk grabbing another moment of fame in the spotlight of the campaigns of the candidates. What an uproar! Liberals preaching the need for change, calling the war in Iraq a 'Quagmire', and begging for enviromental needs to be taken care of, for peace to be restored between some european countries, and for a unified world. Conservatives declaring the abortion and other such social issues a wrong, and and asking for change, supporting fully the war in Iraq, and fearing for the morality of our nation. The entire nation calling this the most important election of our generation, and the greatest time to make a stand and be vocal. Everyone taking sides, and an almost battle like feel to the whole country. All this added up to one day, one day!! November 2, the doomsday for many, and we all held our breath for our candidate...And then Dubya won, and everyone went home. The news didn't even give it a second day of interviews and talk shows. It's like everyone's taken a vow of silence, not to speak of anything related to the election. Well, I suppose that we all have to move on, but for the media, that's amazing. It sparks a comparison in my mind to Christmas. For a month everyone stocks up on decor, and gifts, and little jingle bells and holly wreathes. The radio stations play Christmas music nonstop for a month, and we hear the same songs over and over. It's Christmas day, and we all open gifts and eat big breakfasts, and do caroling at night. And then it's December 26. And everyone packs away the Christmas tree and decorations, and throws away the fruitcake. The radio stations go back to playing normal Top 40 songs (thankfully), and everyone looks forward to the next year. The cycle never changes. The human race is truely strange.