Proud Hubby and myself, along with our older son, were at the rally last night - I've blogged about it if anyone's interested.

All I can say is, I'm glad I was there. And the number of young people, of all colors, sizes, shapes, from states far and near, was nothing short of astounding, and fills me with so much hope for our nation. And I thought McCain's speech was the epitome of graciousness, and I couldn't help but think that if the man who made that speech had been the man on the campaign trail, things might have turned out differently.

I thought is was the best speech McCain had given throughout the campaign

i was there too. i was so proud of chicago. a great crowd.

Look at the bright side. With the the entire legislative branch of the federal government under the control of one party now (a dictatorship), no one will have to post any negative comments about the federal government anymore. Everything that goes wrong will be the republicans fault!

We can now concentrate all our energy on ripping apart the village government, CBP, TBS, D87, GG, D41, the park district, developers and any other varmint that dare to step foot in this town.

For many reasons this is a great thing. God bless America!

Hi,

It was clearly the will of the people. Chicago shined like a star, while the world was watching. That's really great. I can't wait to see Bush fly off into the sunset.

"bush fly off into the sunset..." something we can ALL agree on! one thing's for sure...i don't think he'll be soaking up millions on the speakers' circuit anytime soon!

"Bush fly off into the sunset..." I love it when you are gracious. The same quote could be made of the terrorist bombs that will be "flying into our sunset" without a strong leader that strikes a chord with the islamic fundamentalists.

I hope Obama can show some fortitude in the face of this.

Good luck to the victors.

Now, let's watch how they govern, no excuses please.

God Bless us all.

anyone hear popping noises around 10:15 last night? I figured it was Mccain supporters firing their guns at the Obama supporters trying to 'redistribute the wealth'....

Somewhere in this story there is a redistribution of wealth joke. I'm just too tired to come up with it.

If anyone has one...please share.

Last night at dinner we discussed the Office of the President of the United States. I think it was important for our children to understand that our respect for the President is not about the man (or woman), the political party or the decisions that person makes. Our respect for the Office of the President of the United States is our duty as Americans.

We also discussed President-elect Barak Obama. Although we did not vote for him, we respect and support him as the man soon to hold the position of President. Unlike the Office of President, the man (or woman) will only keep our respect as long as he (or she) acts with integrity. We further explained that even though we will not agree with everything he does, we are confident that he will always act with integrity.

I am proud to be an American. I am glad that we have reached a point in our history where a black man can hold the highest office in our land. It’s time to set aside our differences. Forget about who did what during the campaign. Now is the time we should all be standing behind the President-elect (the office and the man).

"It should have been $480. It's $230," said Imani Sankofa.


"They gave us $10 an hour. So we added it. I added up all the hours so it was supposed to be at least $120. All I get is $90," said Charles Martin.

"I worked nine hours a day for 4 days and got paid half of what I should have earned," said Randall Waldon.


Here's your joke, JRB:

Look. It's called paying taxes people - the more you make the more you pay! Thank you for your support.

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Originally posted by Dan the Man:
anyone hear popping noises around 10:15 last night? I figured it was Mccain supporters firing their guns at the Obama supporters trying to 'redistribute the wealth'....

If it was McCain/Palin supporters, it may have been the cracklin' of burning crosses you heard.

There is no basis for a blanket racist statement like that.

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There is no basis for a blanket racist statement like that.

For once, I agree with Dan. That statement has no place here.

What is the bare minimum of states that a Presidential candidate needs to get the electoral vote victory - how many/few of the really big number states does it take?

Here is the answer.

I read that Obama's re-election machine is already at work and soliciting donations for 2012. The article stated they would work on the states where the big electoral numbers were.

It doesn't seem like a good system when so many voters know at the time they are voting for President that their selection will not really count.

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If you can win California, Illinois, Texas, and Georgia, then you've got pretty wide appeal and support. If you can win all 11 of those states listed, I bet you would win all the rest, with maybe only one or two exceptions.

As for that other map previously posted in which huge swaths of red indicated desert and wilderness, that is one of the most irrelevant things you will ever see. Had the animals inhabiting those areas been given the right to vote, I bet it would have been all blue.