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And now it’s on to Chicago …

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

After the joyous and electrifying Election Night in Grant Park, Chicago on November 4, 2008, I recalled the last words of Senator Robert F. Kennedy after he won the California Democratic primary on June 5, 1968, “And now it’s on to Chicago, and let’s win there.”
Here’s an excerpt from Robert Kennedy’s final words from a [...]

A New Day

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama has inspired the American people to leave behind doubt, fear and cynicism, and open ourselves up to faith, hope and optimism. A world of possibilities await us.
Hope Changes Everything (1:01)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLVN3Trs5VQ&NR=1
Yes We Can (4:30)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjXyqcx-mYY

A Republic, If You Can Keep It

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

On this historic election day, a quote from Benjamin Franklin …
“Well, Doctor, what have we got – a Republic or a Monarchy?”
“A Republic, if you can keep it.”
The response is attributed to Benjamin Franklin — at the close of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, when queried as he left Independence Hall on the final day [...]