Congratulations President-elect Obama

Sorry for the late post but I have been travelling for work. Last night I spent the election in Arlington, Virginia watching the results at a local watering hole. The interesting thing is that the place we selected was clearly biased one way (here is a hint-all tv's were on MSNBC). But it was pretty upbeat and not negative in any way. After we headed back to the hotel to have a cigar outside, we knew the night was over for McCain when we heard Taps being played, likely from Arlington National Cemetary although I couldn't be sure (but I am sure it was Taps).

And the funny thing is that even though I didn't vote for Barack Obama, I wasn't completely devastated. Last night was history and I have to give Obama credit for an almost flawless campaign and he is now our President. And I will respect him as the keeper of that office. Congratulations to him and to our country for a great fight!

Also, I think that conservatives should now show Democrats how one should act in defeat. I am old enough to recognize that there are ebbs and flows. But do you notice that noone on the Republican side threatened to leave the country, noone has expressed Obama derangement syndrome. We all watched the night, were sad to see our guy not make it and move on. Well done all.

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