Many in the movement left are having a heart attack that the first major move of President-elect Barack Obama is the appointment of Congressman Rahm Emanuel as White House Chief of Staff. Emanuel has accepted. I preferred Senator Tom Daschle for the job.
According to the latest vote results from CNN, Norm Coleman’s lead over Al Franken in the initial vote tally has now shrunk to 314 votes. Under state law, there will be an automatic recount.
(Interior of San Francisco City Hall where many gay — and straight — marriages are conducted) I knew Caroline Leonetti Ahmanson quite well when I lived in Los Angeles and frequently drove her home from parties to her swank penthouse apartments in the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. She was the stepmother of Howard F. Ahmanson Jr….
Rosa had to sit so Martin could walk, Martin had to walk so Barack could run, Barack had to run so our children can fly. I have little to add. Hopefully, President-elect Obama will select a team that can meet the promise of his inspirational campaign and thoughtful policies.
Here is a statement from Al Franken’s campaign calling for a recount. He is within 1,100 votes of incumbent Senator Norm Coleman. A STATEMENT FROM AL FRANKEN The Secretary of State’s office reports that all but nine of Minnesota’s 4,130 precincts have reported in.
We are going to learn a lot in coming weeks, months, and years about the drivers that pushed John McCain in certain directions that undermined his presidential campaign. Sarah Palin is the biggest of these mysteries.
OK. The right team won. Barack Obama and Joe Biden will take this country in a new direction. Hopefully, they will pick a competent team and apply themselves the challenges that matter, not just the tasks that are easy.
[I will be live blogging at this link and at Huffington Post all day today.] BECAUSE I AM MOVING TO PARTY MODE AND HAVE TO LEAVE MY COMPUTER, I WILL BE POSTING ONGOING UPDATES AND REACTIONS ON A LIVE BLOG PORTAL BELOW.
Despite the pleas of a number of my favorite (and even not so favorite) readers, I have kept quiet until now about who I planned to vote for. My support for any candidate or party is something I tend to keep on hold until getting very close to voting.
This is so sad. Barack Obama’s grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, has died in Honolulu. The day before it is all about to happen. Sincere condolences to Senator Obama and the other members of Madelyn Dunham’s family.
