So it's been almost a week since we elected Barack Obama to the presidency, among other things. And for all my political ranting and raving, it would appear that I am the only person in the world who hasn't blogged, twittered, Facebook-statused, or otherwise blabbed about it yet. Well, that may or may not be calculated hyperbole, but it turns out that, the decision made, I haven't much to add. I supported Obama over Clinton back in the Primary days, but ultimately cast my vote for those who consistently opposed the bailout. I'm neither horrified nor particularly anxious for an Obama presidency; I still think his tech policy is promising and his tax plan, disturbing.

Okay, let's just dispense with the obvious: when your vacuum cleaner stops working, do you say "that sucks" or "that doesn't suck?"

Well, in this case, I'm going to go with "that blows." As in, up. As in, explodes. Check it--

A couple of weeks ago, I had a funny (in retrospect...) conversation with a couple of kibitzing 1Ls. I had (in a separate conversation with a somewhat brighter 2L) sweepingly generalized this year's presidential election as a choice between "stupid hope" and "stupid fear." The 2L asked me whether it was "really" stupid fear, suggesting that we may not know how many terrorist attacks have been prevented since the Towers went down. I responded that, no, I could hardly claim epistemic certainty about the absence of theoretical events--

I know what you're thinking.

"But Kenny! Didn't you say you were never going to interview with a law firm ever again?"

Gee, good thing we passed that bailout bill. Yes, the Dow closed a "mere" 370 points down or so, but it was down over 700 at one point today.

Bush's new position is that the "federal government will undertake this rescue plan at a careful and deliberate pace to ensure that your tax dollars are spent wisely." That's interesting, coming from the man who last week said, "We must act and act now. We can't have another day [with a 700 point drop] like yesterday."

First: I swear that it was never my intention to turn this into a political blog. But let's face it--I'm an intensely opinionated law student with a passion for philosophy, which makes politics something of a triple threat. So, this being an election year (and the election being so very soon), I'll beg your patience. Come November 5th I should be able to focus a little better on other things.