Barack Obama elected President of the United States

"...Because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America." -- Barack Obama, Nov. 4, 2008

"Yes, we can heal this nation. Yes, we can seize our future. And as we leave this great state with a new wind at our backs and we take this journey across this great country, a country we love, with the message we carry from the plains of Iowa to the hills of New Hampshire, from the Nevada desert to the South Carolina coast, the same message we had when we were up and when we were down, that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we will hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubt and fear and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of the American people in three simple words -- yes, we can." -- Barack Obama after the South Carolina Primary, 2008

"I stand here knowing that my story is part of the larger American story, that I owe a debt to all of those who came before me, in that, in no other country on earth, is my story even possible." Barack Obama, Democratic National Convention, 2004 Transcript of that speech

GET OUT AND VOTE TODAY!!

One of America's most precious (and perhaps underappreciated) freedoms is the right to vote. Be sure to get out and vote today. Even if your first opportunity is late, when results indicate a potential winner in the presidential race, there are still important local offices as well as county and state measures to vote on. If you're not sure of your polling place, you can use the link to the polling place locator found at the top of the home page at www.SierraMadreNews.Net. Just enter your address, it will tell you where to vote. Couldn't be much easier. Fair warning....the poll locator is located near a couple of my endorsements. Remember, VOTE!