Harper's Magazine has compiled a list of statistics (though most of them not the kind you typically see statisticians worrying about) that are supposed to represent the Bush era. Though one-sided and decidedly anti-Bush, it does give the reader a lot to think about. And it makes me a little hopeful about the next administration; even your average Chicago politician can't be this bad. And I think Obama's a good deal better than your average Chicago politician.

The list can be found here:

http://www.harpers.org/archive/2009/01/0082319

(PS - It's from the January, 2009 issue...so you're looking into the future.)