Bingo! Glad tomorrow has finally become today. It took 2 hours to vote this morning in my polling place of the last 27 years where no previous election--primary, general, or special (and I haven't missed one since coming of age in '65)--has ever required more than 15 minutes to cast a vote. Standees' cheerful attitudes gave the wait an almost party-ish atmosphere, akin to the bonhomie of elsewise never-seen neighbors in 2-car garage neighorhoods when a heavy snowfall brings everyone outdoors at once to shovel. Perhaps most delightful was seeing not a single bailer-out among many who were likely infrequent or 1st-time voters in a district whose outcome has always been and will for any forseeable forever be an overwhelming victories fro Democratic candidates. Go donkeys! :-)

I had a 20-minute wait this morning in a district where it's never been more than 1 or 2 people on line (I live in a small town with more than adequate polling facilities). People were all cheerful and friendly (even the ones I know voted for McCain). Truly feels like history is being made today.

Well said...well written

My polling place was practically deserted. Hmmm?

The polls say he will win - but not by a landslide.

There was no line outside my polling place when I went about 9:30 am, but it was fairly crowded inside! Maybe there were lines earlier, hmm?

Damn it, I missed voting if I were able to vote. I wrote one about me swinging my vote to Obama if I were able (I can't, I'm not any part American (not even ex-Pat)). It will now be a day late :(

Just after I clicked send on my previous comment, Chicago got the news that Obama won!

I hate the original song, even if it does bring to mind FDR. Let's hope Obama doesn't have to bring to mind FDR and all his experiments to stop an economic crisis, but at the rate Bush is going in his last few months in office, anything's possible...

And four years later: www.amiright.com/parody/70s/castofannie1.shtml

Seems like only yesterday. Where has the time flown? And the money? Oops, that gives me another idea.