At first it seemed like a few random cases of lassitude among Mary Chapin Carpenter devotees in Berkeley, Cambridge and Chapel Hill. But then psychotherapists began to realize patients across the country were complaining of the same distress. They were experiencing the first hints of what’s bound to be a national phenomenon: Obama Comedown Syndrome.
The afflicted had already been through the phases of Obama-mania ”” fainting at rallies, weeping over their touch screens while watching Obama videos, spending hours making folk crafts featuring Michelle Obama’s face. These patients had experienced intense surges of hope-amine, the brain chemical that fuels euphoric sensations of historic change and personal salvation.
Well, [i] that [/i] was quick.
Oh my, when OSS (Obama salvation syndrome) replaced BDS(Bush Derangement Syndrome), the world was near salvation, per the media. Now it’s OCS-ing? What’s next H(+B)CS?
I am unaware of any new idea – other than everyone needs to agree with Obama that he has offered up. I watched part of his speech after Virginia it seemed like socialism and pacifism with a smile. How long will it take for the Dems to realize that they are about to nominate someone who is likely unelectable.
Scary stuff.
One of Brooks’s weakest columns of late. See
http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2008/02/19/brooks-vs-brooks.aspx
Remember Brooks writes for the NYTimes – he is a diversity hire – he doesnt always need to be consistent.