What did we learn from this election?

We learned that counter-punching grows more rapid with every campaign. When Bill Clinton ran we were surprised by his team’s ready response. When his opponents attacked him in the morning his team had him respond on TV by the afternoon. In this campaign the response came within the hour – from both sides. And within two hours the campaigns created new TV commercials on the issue. They ran them on their campaign sites on the net.

We learned that anything candidates have ever said in public – and half what they said in private – has been captured on video or in a recording by somebody. And if networks won’t run the remarks, the blogs will.

We learned that the amount of money a campaign will spend is apparently limitless. Next presidential campaign will likely have one or both candidates spend a billion dollars.

We learned that ACORN is another word for voter fraud. Not to mention partisanship. And it collects millions from the federal government to finance its activities.

We learned that radio shows like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity and others are under a threat. Congressional leaders vow to re-impose the so-called Fairness Doctrine. The presidential candidates said they were opposed to this.  But the Democrats may have enough votes in Congress to have their way. If the new Fairness Doctrine is anything like the old one, stations would likely have to drop such shows.