If you didn't wake up with ants in your pants this morning, then you're still asleep. Because today isn't just any Election! Day! It's the Big! One! Election 2008, historic no matter what, is certainly one that the babies will be studying in American History class a dozen years from now.
So what's the news today, if not that? Well, there's a bit. Let's start with a really, really poorly timed press release from the California GOP regarding Obama's recent trip to visit his ailing (and, as of yesterday, now deceased grandmother).
The state party filed an FEC complaint against the Illinois Senator, claiming he used campaign money for personal use. They released the info. right around the time news that Madelyn Dunham had succumbed to cancer was making its way around the news. Shrewd, guys, shrewd.
Dunham's death just a day before the election is on so many levels sad. What's not sad? She had already cast her vote. And the state of Hawaii is counting it.
Onto our (final?) Daily Palin: A second investigation into "Troopergate" exonerates Gov. Palin in her role in firing the public safety commissioner. Unlike an earlier investigation by the Alaska Legislature, this one did not conclude that she abused her power.
Also, after waiting to the very last minute, Palin released a summary of her medical records yesterday. The two-page letter from her doctor says she's never had a major medical problem and that she's totally fit to serve as vice president. You know, healthwise.
Palin tells a black guy she knows what it's like to face discrimination, saying Todd gets it all the time in Alaska. Huh? Watch the video. Even she doesn't believe what she's saying.
So, in one little New Hampshire town, polls have already been opened and closed. And the results are in! Obama by a landslide -- 17 to 10, with two votes for Ron Paul (how sweet, remember him?). Oh, those quaint New Englanders and their "early bird elects the president" mentality.
McCain's got nothing prepared to say today. His speech writer might just start picking up a pen and sketching out some notes about now. That's just how those Straight Talkers roll.
Every news organization wants your polling place story. Or problem. Or picture. So take the camera and head to the polls. Get pics of those long lines, that crappy touchscreen, a poll worker turning you away for a felony you didn't commit. Then send it in to the New York Times or PBS or New York magazine or CBS or, more than likely, your local paper.
And by all means, tell us here at the Morning News in comments. Who? How? What was it like?
Related Posts
Breaking News: Obama's Grandmother Dies
Election Day Ritual ... What's Yours?
Why Monday Night Football Is Important To This Election
Take Your Kids To Vote . . . NOW
Photo: CBSNews.com
