2008-11-04

Election Night.

I'm in my pajamas, pacing back and forth between my office and the living room, where we've kept the television on NBC News since we got home from work. I'm indulging in probably a little too much nervous eating, and have caught myself periodically SHAKING LIKE A LEAF.

I have never been so terrified on Election Night like I am right now. I don't care what the polls are saying. As I type this it's 207 for Obama versus 129 for McCain. THAT IS TOO CLOSE A MARGIN FOR ME.

I can't for the life of me imagine that the country would willingly sign up for four more years of this fuckery. There was a time, many months ago, when I actually said that anything...ANYTHING...would be better than what we've currently got in the White House, even McCain. But that was before Palin. That was before the economy shat the proverbial bed.

I stood in line this morning with my neighbors, and watched as a schoolbus filled with kids rolled down Washington Street. They were hanging out the windows yelling: "Obama! Obama!" And as corny as it sounds, I thought -- and then said out loud -- "That's right. We do this for THEM."

Look - I don't expect miracles from our public servants. Hell, the candidate I originally supported wound up being a philandering scuzzball douchenail asshat. So do I think Obama is perfect? Of course I don't. But ultimately I BELIEVE the guy. I daresay I trust him a little bit.

I don't delve into politics much here. It's not my place on the interwebz to do so, and there are plenty of folks who do a much better job of it.

But Jesus, I want so much to wake up in the morning, look at this entry and yell: "HAW HAW HAW."

So much. So goddamn much.

lisamcc at 10:14 p.m.

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