Barack Obama won a huge victory for all of us, what an amazing day! Watching his speech from Grant Park was a pretty emotional event. The historical importance of his election is humbling and empowering at the same time. The future is unknown but seems a good bit brighter today. With Obama’s leadership the country and culture will finally move forward again after years of cynical, greedy, myopic government.

Unfortunately, election night in Minnesota also reminded us that there’s still a long way to go. I’m dismayed that voters in the 6th district re-elected Bachmann in the face of her repulsive campaign behavior and Palinesque message. The 3rd district race was disappointing too. And of course the big question mark of the US Senate race remains. Man, it would be awesome to see Franken win! Coleman’s fake “victory” speech today was a perfect example of why the man needs to go away. Obama’s victory is an example of pure, aspirational politics at work. Coleman’s shameless tactical maneuvering is an example of the careerist muck that clogs the gears of progress.