Post-Election Thought: Kerry-voters will be happier than if Kerry had won
People in Cambridge and Berkeley should be happier for the next four years than if Kerry had won because whenever anything bad happens they can blame George W. Contrast with Nice Guy Jimmy Carter’s administration. Things were going horribly for Americans with 18% inflation, high unemployment, our embassy staff taken hostage by Iranians, and the Soviets crushing our Muslim allies in Afghanistan. Amidst all of this depressing news there was seemingly no one to blame and therefore people could only get depressed. I’ve met quite a few Cantabrigians who seem to have enjoyed their anger at W. for the last four years. For most people it would appear that anger is preferable to despair.
