Bob Cesca and a great “Huffington” post

Bob Cesca’s fargin’ great article

 

The DAY IS HERE

I know I’ve been gone a while, but I needed a break after the frantic, all-out run up to the election and the aftermath. There is no way, however, I could not place even a brief note on LNP on the day that we all had bee hoping, praying, wishing, working and pushing for…….Inauguration Day. The Inauguration of Barack H. Obama as the 44th President of the United States. I took the day off to watch the coverage, and am listening to NPR right now. Are you? Tell us where you were and what you did on this day.

And do read Steven Webber’s wonderful article on HP.

 

More Things Happen

Well, things are a perkulatin’ now, aint they? Pres-Elect Obama has begun to choose his posse, Emanuel and Axelrod so far. I do hope that he’ll chose a titan of finance such as Paul Volker for Sec of Treas: even if he serves but a year, the prestige and comprehensive knowledge he will bring to the position would be well worth it.

On the flip side, the GOP is a goin’ after the Wasilla hillbillies…seems that the rethugs wanted to buy the Barbie…accessories not included. Just like parents all across the country, they fell for the marketing. The “Doll” was cheap……but they never agreed to buy all of those OUTFITS! And now it turns out that the 150K price tag was just the tip of the iceberg!

Let’s see. Barbie didn’t know that Africa was a CONTINENT, not a country, she couldn’t name the countries in North America, or, by extrapolation, in NAFTA. Barbie refused to submit to “prep” before the Couric interviews, and she let loose with the Ayers smears before that tactic was signed off by McCain.

The world is pretty amazing, and the fallout from this campaign season is almost as much fun to watch as the campaign itself. Unfortunately, there’s no campaign work to do for ME at this point, but I am enjoying the season, as well as being part of the blogosphere with all of of you.

And that brings me to another Poll:

 

What Now?

The extraordinary political climate that is developing in this country bears watching, bears documentation, and simply begs to be documented in the blogosphere. This blog had it’s genesis in the tumultuous campaign of the 2008 Presidential election. In the coming months, we’ll follow the political environment as best we can, and try to report on the issues that seem to be resonating with the country.

And, since it hasn’t yet been done on this blog, let me offer my HEARTIEST congratulations to Barack Obama and his campaign (of which i can happily say I have been a small part).

Congratulations Barack Hussein Obama, the 44th President-Elect of the United States of America!!!!

 

“Let the Cynics Sleep”

Let the cynics sleep. Let them discount the magnitude of the moment. Let them deny the righteousness of the cause. It does not matter. They are small in mind, and do not deserve to share in it if they do not succumb to it. -Amb. Marc Ginsberg

 

Yes We Can. Holy SHIT, we Sure EFFING DID!!!!!!!

I do not have words to describe how I’m feeling. The kids have gone to bed. The dogs are in their crates (one is yapping, but it is meaningless at this point). I sit here watching Chris Jansing (an old classmate of mine) on MSNBC with Doris Kearns . Barack Obama won. Not only did he win, but he won a HUGE mandate. Not a landslide. A TSUNAMI. The feeling is quite indescribable.

I’m proud of my country. Yes, I’m going to say it. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY ADULT LIFE, I AM TRULY PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN. I was proud to be an American when we landed the first manned spacecraft on the moon. That was different. More pride in humanity, in it’s accomplishments. I am truly, truly proud to be an American this morning. Perhaps because I worked so hard on his campaign (not as hard as my mom, mind you, but that is another blog entry), the Obama victory is truly personal. Perhaps because, as Colin Powell said so eloquently, he IS a transformative candidate…transformative in both the national, and global sense. This man is the single most brilliant statesman to be elected President of the United States since John F. Kennedy, and truly reminds most of us of that fine man. But there’s more. The Barack Obama story is one that truly, truly could not have played itself out in any nation in the world other than the United States of America. The idea that, from humble beginnings, this man could have risen to claim the most powerful office in the land is truly remarkable. Doris Kearns Goodwin thinks that this will be bigger than we know.

I agree.

 

FOR TOOT!!!!

President-Elect Obama, the 44th President of the United States.

Thanks, Tim.

 

Headline: Welcome, President-Elect Obama

Nate Calls it: FiveThirtyEight.com

 

Early Returns (DO NOT TRUST)

Indiana O leads a couple of percentage points, with not much vote in. I have to admit, this is the most fun I’ve had in a long time, and I do hope it ends well for Barack. However, I AM proud of the turnout here in the USA, and incredibly proud that I have had, in a very small way, something to do with that as an Obama campaign volunteer.

More coming….

 

The First of the Polls in Indiana are Closed

And I’m biting my nails….down to my shoulder. Despite all of my geekification, I’m still woefully uninformed. I’m keeping it on MSNBC, tho….can’t do that channel switching biz. At the same time as I’m working here, I’m liveblogging with Bob Cesca over at HuffPo….well, actually HE’s liveblogging, I’m commenting, and sometimes he posts my comments.