When Great Britain (including its colonies in North America)
finally adopted the Gregorian Calendar in 1752, it was
necessary to correct the old Julian Calendar by 11 days.
As a result, Wednesday, 2 September 1752 was
followed by Thursday, 14 September 1752. Rioting
ensued, with people demanding, "Give us our eleven
days back!" In contrast, those who are inclined to vote
for Mitt Romney today aren't rioting and demanding,
"Give us our eight years with George W. Bush back!"
Why is this?