2008 in review: How could I have forgotten to mention this?

~When I was listing the good parts of the year, how could I have forgotten the absolute giddy joy and relief that came with Barack Obama's election and finally seeing light at the end of the long tunnel of the Bush years? And the sense of renewed hope and possiblity? Let's hold onto that, shall we? We're going to need it as we continue to deal with the detritus of the Bush years--trashed economy, endless war, and all the rest.