Yes, I know, I know. Once Ohio was called for Obama, at 7:30 Tucson Time, it was a done deal.
But as a point of pride, I was really pulling for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the place of my birth and the home of my ancestors, and the home of Robert E. Lee, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Arthur Ashe, and some of the sweetest people I know, would come through with a win for Barack. I was losing hope just an hour ago, but now Fairfax County is coming in, and it's Obama-1,414,102 to McCain-1,385,906 with 87% of the precincts reporting, at 8:24 Mountain Standard Time. Hot Diggetty Damn!!! And special thanks to Victoria, and the entire Hardy clan in Lancaster County, for getting out the vote. Thanks, y'all. The South is rising again and this time, a black man from Chicago is leading the way.
I'm so happy. I have tears in my ears and I can barely type.
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