So I have a Really Important Presentation this morning in Orange County, then a lunch, then have to fly to Sacramento to watch the results.
I had it all figured out- pick up the docs at the 24-hour Kinko's down the street, get to the polls right at 7, vote, head to the meeting.
Glitch - found an error in the book, so work with the graphic artist on the East Coast and drop off the revised pdf at 5:30.
Home, shower, dress, wake TG, drive over to the neighbor's house where we vote.
At 7:01 there were 42 people in line. Uh-Oh.
I can swing by on the way to the airport this afternoon...I hope.
Update: Made it!! The nice voting lady in her garage said that she was head-down until noon.
OTOT I know but I do not know what else to do with this:
Lebanese Paper: OBAMA PROMISED ABBAS EAST JERUSALEM
Logan act anyone? Vote carefully.
Went to the local HS and our precinct was empty. Walked into the school library, got the ballot, filled it out in 1/2 and hour (lots of judges and bond issues), submitted to the counter and out. The poll worker said that 2/3rds of the precinct had already voted early and absentee.
Well, I can't say I agree with your choice, AL, but I do hope you have sufficient time to officially register it. If indications from here hold where you are, you shouldn't have a problem. (The polls were horribly crowded when they opened, and clear two hours later.)
Well done AL. Of course its looking like McCain is gonna need California, so you're not helping.
People will talk about losing the Rust Belt but McCain screwed up by not running as a Western candidate. If he could have taken the purple Colorado and New Mexico and threatened in the Pacific NW, that was his best chance.
Seeing McCain's advisors getting interviewed i'm not surprised he's run so dismally. These people arent even pretending he has a chance, and that started before even Pennsylvania was called.
Atomic Nerds has a summary I more or less agree with. Warning: strong language; video clip possibly Not Wise for Work.
End of the Road
The waking words in quotes there are regrettably spot on, in my view.
This is a great moment in American history, even if I didnt support the candidate. Barack Obama is my president elect, and he will be my president. I'm proud to be an American today.
I was proud to be an American yesterday, and the particular President who got elected could not change that, though Michelle Obama apparently differs with me on that.
Now for four years of holding BHO's feet to the fire and keeping the progress to the maximum while keeping the damage to a minimum. We (all of us) have our work cut out for us. We still would have if McCain had won.
Congratulations to Obama and the Dems, let them enjoy their party. I promise them just as much slack as they gave Dubya.