It's a New Day
I drove back up to Chicago from Northwest Indiana on Tuesday to vote--surprisingly small lines. Picked up a free coffee from Starbucks on my walk home. I kept arguing with myself over the next couple of hours--should I get on a bus and go to Grant Park? I decided to watch the first couple returns, and the first few states went for McCain. I had told a few others that if McCain wins, we'll know it's been stolen. There was also the fact that I felt that I'd seen a lot more McCain-Palin signs than Obama. I was getting a little nervous. Didn't take much to talk me out of going although I was well aware I was missing something important. Pennsylvania went for Obama--really good sign. Several key states stayed undecided for a long time, but somewhere around 9:00, California was called, and can you believe it? America actually elected Obama! After getting so mentally invested in Gore's and Kerry's campaigns, somewhere in the back of my mind, I thought it woul...