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Happy Day! Best in 8 Years!

President Obama is exactly what this country needs right now! What a mood enhancer! People on the streets are walking with big, big smiles. Barack's landslide last night and the country's over the top reaction feels great.
My eyes have been swelling up from joyous tears, I know they come from a personal place. Although I am a jewish woman, I relate to what it must feel like to be a black man. I am so proud of our country for finally, finally breaking the ceiling. I am so excited to see the first black family in the White House, it has been a long time coming. Now, I can truly believe that not just any white man but anyONE can be the president of United States!
Let's just soak it up today!

Voting Booth Costume

S. dressed as a voting booth for Halloween and we got an early tally as to how people are going to vote. Her cardboard box had two holes and the candy giver had to put the candy into either the Obama or McCain holes depending on who they were voting for. In our candy vote, Obama won 53 to 17. Is this an accurate reflection of today?

Overheard at my Polling Site

This morning the line was long but the energy was upbeat at my polling site in District 13(Soho neighborhood). I overheard the site manager ask one of the volunteer helpers when he wanted his break. The man, an elderly African American replied, "I don't need a break today". She responded that he has to take a break and he said, "No, I don't want to miss even ONE minute of this"!
He is right--this is exciting!!!!

October Market

YIKES!
So the market closed down 500 some points today- and it is getting scary! People are getting scared and anxious. Do you keep your money in the stock market or do you get out now? Who can you trust? Who knows the answer? I think it is a guessing game and you have to make your own decision on which way to go. Personally, I am scared and conservative. I prefer cash. At this point, I don't think it is about making money but about keeping as much as you can. There will be other times to make money in the market. I don't care what the 'experts' are saying about keeping money in for the long run.
October seems to be a bad month for the market--let's hope for better to come!

New York Mayor Wants Third Term!!!!

This just in: Don't know if it is true--but I am a Bloomberg Fan--so I hope it is!!!
(from Aol news)
Michael Bloomberg wants to run for a third term as mayor of New York City, a source says. But to do that, the billionaire former CEO would first have to overturn the city's term-limits law. Bloomberg is expected to make a formal announcement on Thursday.

Sarah Silverman: The Great Schlep!

This is a cute video about getting the old Jews in Florida to vote for Obama! Our "PA"(who is in town this weekend from Boca!) is spending the day with us tomorrow-so I told the kids to tell him to VOTE and to VOTE for OBAMA.
Check it out:

The Great Schlep from The Great Schlep on Vimeo.

WHAT A WEEK!

WOW am I glad it is Friday! And I am not even in the financial industry but this was a wild and terrible week. Is the SPLURGE going to happen? Is Congress going to give 700 billion to the banks to extend credit? Should they? So much uncertainty,so much angst. Living in New York City(perhaps living anywhere), you can't help but feel added stress from what is going on with our economy and financial markets. I feel helpless too!
I am going to watch the Debate tonight but I am still depressed and angry about what is going on. In other aspects of my life I am happy and upbeat--but this gets me ANGRY!!!! Whenever i see Bush on TV, my head just starts shaking "No, No, No". It is a reflex I can't seem to control.

I like THESE Alaskan Women!

Cousin Lynda sent an email with the following amazing photos. I am posting them here just in case you haven't seen them yet! I had to post them all because they are all great--I couldn't edit them! So here are 13 photos!

Women Against Sarah Palin Blog

Within the last 24 hours i have received the following email from several different women. Instead of emailing it forward, I thought I should just post it here:
Friends, compatriots, fellow-lamenters,

We are writing to you because of the fury and dread we have felt since the announcement of Sarah Palin as the Vice-Presidential candidate for the Republican Party. We believe that this terrible decision has surpassed mere partisanship, and that it is a dangerous farce on the part of a pandering and rudderless Presidential candidate that has a real possibility of becoming fact.

Perhaps like us, as American women, you share the fear of what Ms. Palin and her professed beliefs and proven record could lead to for ourselves and for our present or future daughters. To date, she is against sex education, birth control, the pro-choice platform, environmental protection, alternative energy development, freedom of speech (as mayor she wanted to ban books and attempted to fire the librarian who stood against her), gun control, the separation of church and state, and polar bears. To say nothing of her complete lack of real preparation to become the second-most-powerful person on the planet.

We want to clarify that we are not against Sarah Palin as a woman, a mother, or, for that matter, a parent of a pregnant teenager, but solely as a rash, incompetent, and all together devastating choice for Vice President. Ms. Palin's political views are in every way a slap in the face to the accomplishments that our mothers and grandmothers and great-grandmothers so fiercely fought for, and that we've so demonstrably benefited from.

First and foremost, Ms. Palin does not represent us. She does not demonstrate or uphold our interests as American women. It is presumed that the inclusion of a woman on the Republican ticket could win over women voters. We want to disagree, publicly.

Therefore, we invite you to reply here with a short, succinct message about why you, as a woman living in this country, do not support this candidate as second-in-command for our nation.

Please include your name (last initial is fine), age, and place of residence.

We will post your responses on a blog called "Women Against Sarah Palin," which we intend to publicize as widely as possible. Please send us your reply at your earliest convenience the greater the volume of responses we receive, the stronger our message will be.

Thank you for your time and action.

VIVA!

Sincerely,

Quinn Latimer and Lyra Kilston
New York , NY
Check out their blog: Women Against Sarah Palinfor the emails that have been sent from women all across our country expressing their opinions

List of Why I don't Like Palin

I SO wanted to like any woman in the White House. My mind is/was open to most options--but not Palin. Perhaps someone can change my mind, but my initial reaction is adverse!
Why I should like Palin:
1) She is 44 - like me.
2) She is a mom, a 'hockey mom' - like me, a soccer mom.
3) She is raising 4 kids and working- impressive!
4) She started from the bottom, locally on the community board and progressively took on bigger positions.
Why I don't like her- (at least yet--I am open to change my mind if given proof!)
1) She comes off stupid. At least we all knew that Hillary was smart!
2) She is in favor of drilling. We need to find alternative energy sources not destroy the natural beauty of Alaska.
3) Alaska is too far removed from mainland America. I haven't been to Alaska yet and plan to go someday, but I sort of can't relate to Alaskans. They are mainland wannabes.
4) I don't like McCain's blatant political move of choosing a woman as a running mate simply to get us women to vote for him! We aren't that easy, she is not going to change our minds!