>>>I must be giddy between the election and the start of my 3 month .NET course. It wasn't until just now, reading the latest Newsweek, that I remembered our little wager on the election. Your gracious concession speech isn't going to get you off the hook, pal ;-) How did it go? -- "Mike Beane is smarter than me"?
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>>>I know I'm not but it delights me to picture you wearing it. And we need proof!
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>>>Your pal in humor if not politics,
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>>>Mike
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>>>UPDATE: The UT To address feature apparently does not work. This message was addressed to the prince of South Florida, John Koziol.
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>>I'm curious: would you consider it a 'landslide victory?' :o)
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>No, not compared to some. But it was a solid victory, put it that way. Obama won the popular vote 53-47 and won Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Colorado, New Mexico, and your own fair state.
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>There was such a great photo in the Tribune a couple of days ago of Sasha Obama, the younger daughter. She is 7 and you can tell already she is the hambone of the family. This picture was taken when she was 3, when her dad was sworn into the Senate. Dick Cheney, our favorite DICK, had apparently been trying to make small talk with her. She was having none of it. She had turned her back to him and was waving and beaming to the crowd. Gotta love it, at least if you have had a little spitfire of your own.
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>Speculation continues about the First Dog. Obama made light of it in his press conference the other day, saying with mock seriousness, "This is clearly an important matter." According to the Times it was the one light moment in the press conference. He knows what he's up against.

If you don't consider it a landslide victory, then I guess my prediction didn't come true... :o( That was the purpose of my comment :o)