There was a shot last night of a tearful Jesse Jackson and I confess I was a little cynical about it, going so far as to say, "THERE'S some real sincerity..."

Yes, me too. I told my wife he ways crying because he thought it should have been him. Talk about a ruined legacy.

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Well, you actually have to have a legacy in the first place to destroy it....

And, Tom and Mark, the words that came into my mind on the shot of Jesse crying were "Crocodile tears."

Scott, I completely agree that it's important to support your elected leader, whether or not he or she is the leader you voted for. That goes double during times of war, which we are in now. The election is over, the people have spoken - now, it's time to rally as one, unified nation.

The election is over, the people have spoken - now, it's time to rally as one, unified nation.

And thats why we call him Hammer.

 But man, some red states like Indiana opened their minds and voted for the ideals this country was based on, that all men are equal.

Jodi -- everytime they mentioned Indiana, I thought of you and your tireless efforts to convert a red state to a blue.  Good job, you grassroots chick, you!

Well, the AP has "uncalled" the Minnesota Senate race. They now declare it too close to call. Looks like the recount may stretch all the way into December.

I hope Al Franken doesn't win. Putting politics completely aside, I just think he's a mean-spirited jerk (although he's a darned good comic writer. I have to give him his due there.) 

Well, based on how she thought the VP help shape legislation if she were named Senator in Steven's spot maybe she'd show up at the Pentagon for the first day of work

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Alaska changed it's law after the last Governor appointed his daughter to the Senate. If Stevens is expelled they have to hold an election for his replacement within 90 days. She could appoint an interim Senator to represent Alaska while waiting for the special election.

Good article summarizing the challenges ahead for Obama.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27550469/

Bob Simko wrote: ...Just got back from the Obama event.  An amazing experience.  All walks of life, everyone getting along.  A sea of people like I have never seen, and I have seen many a big event in Chicago. Regardless of political leanings, it was an event where you could feel the historic magnitude...

I wish I could have been there!

And I am happy to say that my State and my city were blue (if barely)! Yayy!!!

http://news.aol.com/elections/2008/state/in

I've already read it a few times on this thread and heard it somewhere else too so it must be true.

And it's a big difference between France and the USA. In France, the people who voted for the losing candidate resent and complain for the whole administration and continue to hate the guy in charge. In the US it seems that after the election, everyone embraces the winner and supports him and forgets about the division. I find it strange and "exotic" but I think it's a great asset.

I was curious as to how the "PalinAsPresident" website would look today, so I checked up on it. Look for yourself:

http://www.palinaspresident.us/

In the end, those of us in this country are all still Americans first, Phillippe. If McCain had won, I would have still supported him as President until he did something in office to lose that support. But Democrat or Republican, once voted into office the person elected is not the president of the red states or the blue states,  but rather the President of the United States of America.