For a calm and measured review of this extraordinarily long and complex primary and presidential campaign, lasting over 20 months, take a look at the PBS Frontline special: The Choice 2008.
I found it informative, contextual, and although I am wary of "instant" history, it took some of the hysteria out of the daily melodrama of this campaign.
In a conversation with Rebecca yesterday: She was in the laundry in her suburban town when a male customer came in and announced to the owner that he had lost his job.
The owner wasn't quite sure what to say, and tried to show some empathy.
The customer retorted: "It's going to affect you, too. I won't be wearing fresh shirts five days a week. I'll only be wearing tee shirts now."
"At that moment," Rebecca said, "I understood the concept of trickle down."
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