"THAT was a pretty good day. Why couldn't I have that day, over and over and over again." – Phil Connors

I gotta say, it feels like Christmas morning. It feels like the Blazers won the Championship. (Or what I imagine it would feel like if the Trailblazers won a Championship, since I've never actually experienced that.)

This election doesn't eliminate our countries problems, but it sure makes me feel a whole lot better about the future.

And electing a black man President doesn't eliminate racism in this country, but it's certainly a step in the right direction. 

I gotta say, I'm pretty happy right now. America's greatest strength is its ability to adapt. Its ability to see things aren't going well, and take the necessary steps to get the country back on track. And last night, America did that. We rejected the policies of a failed administration, we rejected the partisanship of the past and elected a first term Midwestern Senator named, Barack Hussein Obama to be our 44th President. We made history. 

Well done, America. Well done!   

It's Go Time for the Election

Here are my predictions:

ELECTORAL VOTE

Obama wins 349 Electoral Votes: (All the Kerry states, plus Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Missouri and Iowa.)

POPULAR VOTE

Obama – 51.3%, McCain – 47.4%, Other – 1.3%

SENATE

Dems get to 58 Senate Seats: Winning – VA, CO, NM, AK, NC, OR, NH and MN.  

HOUSE

Dems win 28 House Seats.  

That's my guess, admittedly in favor of the Democrats. I just don't think that given the current political climate, Republicans are going to do a very good job getting out the vote. Of course, I certainly could be wrong.

Anyone else have thoughts? Anyone brave enough to predict a McCain victory?

For help in making predictions:

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/calculator/