clean up on asile 12

No matter who won the election there is still a really big mess to clean up that is getting left behind by the bush administration. the manner in which the country recovers is going to be an interesting one to watch. But what I think is going to be more interesting is how the american people are going to react to how far we recover. Of course depending on how far we fall will be a factor. If we fall very far, very fast, but then recover a significant amount by the next election cycle, there may be enough faith in what the president is doing that the people will re-elect him. But if the progress is too slow will the countries political memory become short term? will we go back to the familiarity of a republican president even though we may not necessarily like the guy. Is there that much comfort in the known that we are willing to put up with things we dont like as a people?

Another possibility is that we will make an amazing recovery and actually come out ahead of where we are now. If this happens the next election could go either way. The logical (at least to me) outcome would be to re-elect the same guy who was responsible for our economic growth. However it is also possible that with things going good again people will be more comfortable with their situation and start to prefer somebody with more political experence. (Personally I think a term as presedent would count for alot, but i'm not everybody) If that's the case, A new presedent could be elected simply because the Change and Hope that Obama rallied for is no longer needed.