America starts to sober up from a heavy dose of Obamamania

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article3428110.ece

Strangely enough, this article came out almost a year ago now (time flies so fast...) Whether its reflections held true within the year's timespan is up to debate but it's worth musing about.

The following snippet sums it up:

Mathew Honan set up a website called www.barackobamaisyournewbicycle.com after his wife, Harper, a nurse and avid cyclist, began exhibiting symptoms of “Obamamania”.

In less than two weeks, there have been more than 2.3 million visits to the minimalist site, which carries messages such as: “Barack Obama escorted your Gramma across the street”; “Barack Obama baked you a pie”; “Barack Obama dedicated a song to you”; “Barack Obama carries a picture of you in his wallet”; and “Barack Obama remembered your birthday”.