Yes, we can.

[alphabassettgrrl]

At least he got one last visit with her. Sad.

[Morrigoon]

Depends, I suppose, if the ballots have been removed from the envelopes or not.

[Tenigma]

This is from Obama's Web Site Rapid Response Team:

Guest book for leaving condolences for Obama's grandma:

http://www.legacy.com/Obituaries.asp...onId=119723905

[Alex]

This blogger spoke to the Office of Elections in Hawaii, which says her vote will be counted, even though the envelope won't be opened until tomorrow. That, however, does seem to contradict what is in the statute so I don't know.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I'm sad about Barack's grandmother. Just another day or so....*sigh*.

[innerSpaceman]

I'm sad for their whole family. On the eve of such overwhelming joy that now must be bittersweet at best.


I haven't followed the story closely, so I can only hope that the Grandmother's death was long-anticipated and, in fact, is seen more as a release from a tragic illness than as a terrible cut-off from life. In that way, perhaps the family will be grieving slightly less when meeting the triumph that tomorrow likely brings.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

I'm sad for their whole family. On the eve of such overwhelming joy that now must be bittersweet at best.


I haven't followed the story closely, so I can only hope that the Grandmother's death was long-anticipated and, in fact, is seen more as a release from a tragic illness than as a terrible cut-off from life. In that way, perhaps the family will be grieving slightly less when meeting the triumph that tomorrow likely brings.

He went back to HI because she was in grave condition. He stated somewhere that the doctors did not think she would make it to election day.

Very sad. Very glad she was able to vote for him.

[innerSpaceman]

Oh, I know she's been very ill for at least the last few weeks. But my own experience leads me to believe it takes an unrelenting illness of many, many months for family members to consider death a blessing and not a curse.




(Of course, the presidency itself is something likely under the category of "be careful what you wish for" ... I hope Obama doesn't find the office a curse either.)

[innerSpaceman]

Well, I managed to decide before I hit the voting booth in about an hour. It's really quite insignificant whether I vote for Obama or cast my personal little protest vote.


But I'm going to vote for Barack Obama.


And I'm going to do that .... for Jen.






On a morning when it stings so much that two friends of mine are voting FOR Proposition H8, I find it appropriate to let the deciding factor for my undecided vote be ... to support a good friend.


Jen's quest to see Obama elected president has been one of the most inspiring runs of political optimism I've witnessed. If it's a toss-up for me, I don't see any good reason why I shouldn't come down on HER side.


Love ya, Jen.


(And in truth I feel Obama will make a darshgone good president of these here united states).

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I'm stunned. Wow.....thanks, Steve. Your post means a lot to me.

Love you, too!


Well, I always said if I could influence just one person it would all be worth it. Oh wait, no, I never said that, I wanted to influence a lot of people.




And while I'm at it, thanks to everyone who put up with me these past months. I did hope I was helping somehow, even as I ranted like a born-again nutjob. At the very least, I know that I helped energize my circle of friends, who helped energize their circle, and on and on in a venn diagram that connects all of America together. Watching the campaign and the volunteers do all that it could has been very inspiring and to me is even more proof that a new America is on the rise.

My thanks to all of you...and to all of the US of A, too.



Guess I wasn't speechless after all.