History

Discussing the importance of last night, it occurred to me as someone too young to remember the moon landing, the important events in US history that people my age or younger have memories of are of Reagan being shot, the Challenger disaster, September 11th, and Hurricane Katrina. While there was much to be proud of in the way that Americans rose to the challenge of 9/11, it was a reaction, not a choice that we made, not a direction in which we chose to move. The truly great moments in recent history we were witnesses to, not parts of, and happened elsewhere ... the collapse of the Soviet Union, the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Last night was a truly great moment in history--and one which we made happen.

Wait ... I haven't typed it yet ...

President Obama.

President Obama.

President Obama.

If McCain had run the way he lost, he would have won

Thank you, Senator McCain. We accept your earnest good will and best efforts.

YES WE DID!

And NOW WE CAN!



And a shout-out to early adopter Nomals -- you go girl!

I'd like to say it was my superb sign holding skills

Coz as you know, I got mad skillz ...

Epping Obama-1765 McCain-1518

But, considering the resources the Obama campaign poured into little old Epping, tonight's results do not surprise me. Obama got game--ground game.

YES WE DID!

YES WE DID! YES WE DID! YES WE DID! YES WE DID! YES WE DID! YES WE DID! YES WE DID!

One more thing ...

When I arrived at the polls at 7:45 (for an 8:00 open) there was already a line about 70 yards long of people waiting to vote. And at 8:00, when they opened, about an equal number showed up. And it was steady all morning.

NH is Obama Country!

Just got back from holding an Obama sign at the local polling place then picking up some goodies for a celebratory gathering this evening. What a morning! Memorable events in no particular order:

1. McCain supporter yelled at us because there was no one at the polling place holding a McCain sign! :)

2. As I voted, I could hear the woman in the next booth telling her child, 'Fill in that bubble right there, just like you do on a test. You're going to be able to tell everyone you voted for America's first black President.'

3. Two crazy-ass Rethuglicans yelling 'Heil Obama' at as.

4. A woman coming out of the school and walking past us said to me 'I just want to shake your hand.'

5. A woman who was 80 years old if she was a day winking at me and giving me a sly little 'thumbs up.'

6. Pappa V out there like he was 20 years old again.

7. Democratic sign holders outnumbering republicans by at least 4-to-1. In New Hampshire. In Epping.

The champagne is chilling!

'Save me Jeebus!'

It's often difficult for me to remember which parts of the Bible count and which don't.

You can't unring a bell

The most remarkable part of the video is the audience's reaction--or, more specifically, non-reaction. Sure, there's a smattering of applause, but there's a lot more shocked silence. McCain is reaping what he has sown ... and I'm predicting not only are his campaign's days numbered (not really going out on a limb there), but his days in the Senate are ticking down now, too. Oh, and Sarah Palin's gonna be on talk-radio, between Republican felon and domestic terrorist G. Gordon Liddy and Republican drug addict and Dominica prostitute-lover Rush Limbaugh.

Driving down 95 today ...

headed south just north of the Hampton tolls, I notice a gold Mercedes with two bumper stickers on the trunk: "Give Impeachment a Chance" and "Mission Accomplished My Ass.' Behind the wheel, decked out in all his Red Sox supporting splendor, is Bangor, Maine's most famous resident, the Man Who Loved Tom Gordon. We drove along side him for a few seconds, but we didn't want to make a big deal out of it--however, someone need to tell Mr. King that it's hard to be inconspicuous when you have the cruise control locked in at 65 mph on 95!

Tune into the game tonight and I'm sure you'll see him sitting in the stands.

Sarah Palin did an outstanding job during the debate

except that it's pretty clear she thinks she running for hostess at Cracker Barrel.