Presidential elections: Like malaria or certain “social diseases,” they just keep coming back.

While it’s always nice to have an opportunity to “throw the bums out” and usher in a new set, I’m not remotely as excited about the 2012 choice as many of those in my increasingly frantic Twitter feed. Neither of the likely outcomes is anything to cheer. But, in the spirit of Monty Python’s Brian, I’d like to look on the bright side.