First of all, last night, I watched the primary results float in along with other Obama backers in San Diego.  Well okay it was just me, my fiance and my dog, oh scratch that, my fiance is backing Clinton.  It was just me and my dog, who let’s face it, is a dog and can’t speak English much less vote.  However the two of us watched, or rather I watched and he scratched himself unenthusiastically as Hillary Clinton tackled the Obamania that has swept the nation.  She did a fairly good job solidifying wins in Rhode Island, Ohio and Texas-however it doesn’t appear that the Obamania was much harmed.  He still leads by virtually the same number of delegates that he went in with on Tuesday.  However at the time I panicked and went outside to get a breath of fresh air, thought swiftly about the idea of “President John McCain,” which seems a more real possibility if Hillary Clinton gets the nomination, felt nauseated, then texted my friend and co-worker who is also a self-proclaimed Obamaniac.  It says so on his Gmail account.  We both decided we were depressed, but agreed to keep up the good fight for as long as we can.  I mean Obamaniacs just can’t go away…that would negate the use of the term, “Obamaniac.”

Which brings me to another point, why do we feel the need to come up with rhyming, often bizarre campaign slogans in support of our favorite presidential nominee?  Some past ones include: “Keep cool with Coolidge” (Calvin Coolidge), “I Like Ike” (Dwight Eisenhower), “Ross For Boss” (Ross Perot), “All the Way With JFK,” “Who is James K. Polk?” (Henry Clay), and my personal favorite: “Return to Normalcy” (Warren G. Harding), who for the record did anything but embark on a path of normalcy during his presidential term and was in fact quoted as saying, “I am am not fit for this office (of president) and never should have been here.”  Now if only we can get George W. Bush to say that.

Obama 08.