I fully understand the anger — even the hatred. But we need to get over the divisions, the bitterness, the partisanship, and the divisiveness if we are to heal the wounds that the Republicans visited on all of Planet Earth. I want to bring the people along with the progressive agenda. I do not want to galvanize the opposition. Better they be dis-armed.

But celebrate not blue, but a rainbow.

Yes, because the rainbow really wants to join in, as they have demonstrated by enshrining their bigotry in California and other places.

We have not seen too much partisan hate. We are entitled to hate them! What the fuck is all this talk; we’re all fight fight fight when they are in control and destroying the place. Now you have the levers of power you want to love them up? Fuck that! Eight years of a progressive agenda please, and if they hate it, tough. They can just wear it.

As inspiring as Obama’s speech was, McCain’s seems potentially as significant. Is his offer to put country ahead of partisanship in any way real? Is Obama’s promise to represent not Blue America, or Red America, but America real?

Yes, it is a day to celebrate. It is good to see the balance of power shift cleanly to the progressives. Still, I am hoping for a government from the center. We have seen too much partisan hate and insults from the far right.

And too much from the left, as well.

Let’s celebrate. But celebrate not blue, but a rainbow.

The next step, having turned away from the wrong path, is to find the right one. — Ian

At this point the people *have* found what they consider to be the right one. Now we just need the Obama team to execute their plans.

There may be one or two seekers who are on lower rungs and are learning. You might call them understudies and such, but in an administration everyone needs to bring something to the work.

One of the problems of an administration is having enough of the right people with experience and enough new people with skills and enough young people for the future. This means having a lot of people who don’t know each other and who don’t necessarily know the pecking order and it can be confusing. But, it’s really best to have product in various states of manufacture.

Because of this it’s really great to have the transition where many get to know one another and have this running head start so they can become more familiar before taking office.

Enjoy the glow tonight. The work starts tomorrow.

Wanna be a regional party centered in the old south? Keep on keepin’ on, guys.