I have the happy fortune to be in California at the moment to witness a piece of history. The excitement all day was palpable. I was consulting my iPhone all evening as the results started to flow through. Then, sooner than expected, it was all over. Obama had crossed the line of 270 electoral votes and quickly had over 300 votes in the bag. All over bar the shouting, as they say in Ireland.
This is a terrific day for so many Americans. I was in a bar at the time and the whole place went silent when Obama stood up to deliver his victory speech. There were tears in peoples’ eyes. The king is dead*, long live the king.
* Well, metaphorically, and even then not until January… All the fun has been taken out of the modern day political leadership changes, don’t you think? No tumbrils, guillotines, or even chopping blocks these days. Such utter killjoys..
Sunny spells and scattered showers 
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November 10, 2008 at 2:59 am
truce
yep, bring back the stocks at the very least! I’d LOVE to throw some rotten eggs at George W.
November 23, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Rick Rosenshein
Great blog, photos and articles. Very informative. Thank you for sharing and keep up the great work. Rick
November 24, 2008 at 9:27 am
Colm
Thank you! It’s a bit eclectic – whatever comes into my head really.
Cheers,
Colm