Fifteen of the last twenty diary entries are about the 2004 presidential race. And of the other five two are on Bush.
Of the "official threads" eight of the last ten are about the presidential race. And if you don't count the "open" thread, nine of the last ten entries are on the presidential race.
Are we allowing attention on the presidential race and the presidency to consume too much of our attention? Or is this just as inevitable as commercialization of Christmas?