When Paul and I sat down to watch CNN late last night, it started off not looking great. Things weren't moving fast enough. McCain was winning too many states. By the time I went to bed just after 3:30am, I was pretty confident that Obama was getting it. I needed to last another hour and a half, I gather, to hear it called properly.
Nonetheless it was still amazing this morning to wake up and hear those beautiful words: "Barack Obama has been elected President of the United States of America". Welcome back, America, we've missed you. You have all done so well. That's a nice blue map there, although as of the time of writing MO and NC are too close to call still.
There will be bonfires and fireworks tonight in Blighty, but I'm afraid they won't be for you. Today is Burn The Catholics night, where we commemorate a failed attempt to get rid of an unpopular government. You succeeded in getting rid of yours, and you managed it without gunpowder, this time. Still, I might light a sparkler for you guys, just to show willing...
Oh, and sorry Alaska - you're stuck with her for a bit longer.
Nonetheless it was still amazing this morning to wake up and hear those beautiful words: "Barack Obama has been elected President of the United States of America". Welcome back, America, we've missed you. You have all done so well. That's a nice blue map there, although as of the time of writing MO and NC are too close to call still.
There will be bonfires and fireworks tonight in Blighty, but I'm afraid they won't be for you. Today is Burn The Catholics night, where we commemorate a failed attempt to get rid of an unpopular government. You succeeded in getting rid of yours, and you managed it without gunpowder, this time. Still, I might light a sparkler for you guys, just to show willing...
Oh, and sorry Alaska - you're stuck with her for a bit longer.
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