And So It Begins...

PleaseBarack... THANK YOU!

Hope is at a fever pitch. All of the congratulating and champagne-popping and crying was well-deserved. The energy Tuesday at Barack HQ in Atlanta and on the ground canvassing that afternoon was electric, and the honking and shouting and fireworks that night echoed from around the world.

But as Obama said in an e-mail before his address on Tuesday night, now the real work begins. His campaign has always emphasized that the real change is in each of us, not in him alone. He's going to use his massive e-mail list and wide coalition as a super-lobbyist to combat the entrenched Washington special interests. It's on each of us to remain vocal and engaged, to be active participants in history rather than spectators on the sidelines.

There's been a lot of rhetoric about our success. Others can reflect more eloquently on the historical impact of what we've done. For me it's time to look forward.

Jim Martin faces Saxby Chambliss (in all likelihood - the final vote count should come in today) in a run-off election on December 2. Motivating voter turnout for a run-off election is going to be very tough. The entire nation will be watching.

Our short-term mission is to get as many people to the polls as possible for that election. I'll be updating from here going forward.

GOBAMA

Mark and Katy are rocking this in front of their crib today.

Elliott and I got in line at Grady High School this morning at 6:45, and despite some inept polling workers who allowed a massive swath of people in front of our group on accident, we were able to complete our civic duty in about 2 hours.

I'm off to Obama HQ-Midtown to try to make a difference, after annoying a bunch of my friends with GOBAMA texts. More this evening on a day I look forward to telling my grandkids about...