I liked McCain, too, but felt that his concession speech was the first where he was actually himself. If you were sick of the Obama worship, I was equally tired of the term "maverick". I mean, a Republican who thinks outside of the Republican party lines is typically called a Democrat, so they had to come up with something else, I guess.

So, Obama out-advisored McCain. Obama talked directly to the people like a peer (we have work to do, yes we can), not a father to a child (I will handle the money, keep you safe from harm). He seemed calm and collected, not frustrated or agitated.

No doubt, they played up the Hollywood stuff as much as possible. The phony White House office setting in the Obama infomercial bordered on egregious. But, bear in mind that his message has always been positive, it's positively inspired people (here and around the world), and there's still the possibility that he could deliver on his plans. In that case, he would be among the best presidents we've ever had. Nobody speculates on that – it's usually how bad things are, whose fault everything is, or how he's doing things wrong. I mean, there's some huge potential upside here, too.

Reality is that nobody proffers that much positivity without being shot dead eventually, and all politicians make mistakes.

Also, love the graphic.