That Was the Year That Was

By GAIL COLLINS
NYT

Wow, what a long year.

Just think. At the beginning of 2009, George W. Bush was still in charge of the country, talking about how time had flown since he first ran for president.

“Just seemed like yesterday,” he reminisced.

This was a sentiment the rest of us did not entirely share. I felt as if Bush had been running things since the Mesozoic Age.

But now it also feels as if Barack Obama has been president forever. I’m beginning to wonder if in the 21st century, White House years are going to be like dog years in reverse. Every one is equivalent to seven or eight in the normal human calendar.

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