We left the house right after eight this morning trying to beat the crowds we had been seeing on the TV.  Armed with morning coffee and a newspaper, we arrived at the middle school prepared to stand in line and wait our turn to vote.  I parked right in front of the Obama signs across the street, noting the light traffic in front.  Much to our surprise, we walked right up to the table without standing in line, and once they found our names and signed the list, we cast our vote. 

The electronic voting machines were very easy to use.  We were out of there in just a matter of minutes.  What a great feeling to take part in such a historic election.  And even though John McCain didn’t win, I have to admire the marketing savvy of our new president elect. 

I just heard McCain’s speech and I have to agree.  We have to overlook any racial bias and party alligeance and unite together as Americans to overcome these problems our country faces at home.  The economy, the job market, the Iraq war; let’s join together with new hope for the future.  

McCain even did a cameo on Weekend Update and poked fun at his campaign shortcomings.  “A true maverick is like a Republican without money.”  That’s what I call a healthy sense of humor, something we all could use to get through some of these really hard times.

I wonder if these NBC appearances on Saturday Night Live by John McCain and Sarah Palin in the past few weeks might give the GOP more media mileage than Obama’s 30 minute infomercial?

Note: I had an embedded video from nbc.com in here, but the code really screwed up this WordPress theme.  In fact, it pushed the entire sidebar down to the very bottom of the page!  So here’s the LINK TO MCCAIN VIDEO on NBC.COM.