Election Night 2008

ELECTION NIGHT 2008 – an epic moment. The Associated Press, CNN, CBS, The New York Times, everyone has called Barack Obama as the 44^th president of the United States of America.

We’re in the Marquette Tribune newsroom right now watching CNN live. Our reporters are out on scene at the Obama and McCain campaign parties. I can only imagine the respective screams of thrill and tears of sorrow.

Here in the basement we just sit and watch. We only see the masses at Obama’s rally at Grant Park in Chicago. We see the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s joyful tears. We can only wait for formal concession from John McCain.