Predictions - the day after

It turns out that he was completely right. Yes, we can!! How cool is that?? So, just a few predictions.

1. Obama sent an email to supporters before he went out for his speech last night. He thanked us and then he put us on notice that we have work to do and he plans to lead. : We have a lot of work to do to get our country back on track, and I'll be in touch soon about what comes next. Yes, he will be in touch! The great, mostly unwritten story of this election is the movement that brought him to power. As I have said in this blog before, all his work to build the organization was not simply to get elected President. It was to build a movement that would create change in America. He believes that change comes from the bottom, from the people. But, of course, a leader is also necessary to help channel that energy effectively. He has shown that he is that leader. And, he showed that it is possible to organize the USA as one community. So my prediction: In four years, people will fully appreciate that this is a movement with on-going political force and not just an election that has been won.

2. Bush will get the prize he has long sought. He will become Baseball Commissioner.

3. The Republicans will get far worse before they get better. Whoever wins the nomination in 2012 will continue to run too far to the right. Romney will be back and he will have the same problem as before. Palin will be back but so will Huckabee. And, I predict Jindal will be pushed forward as the great-not-white hope of the Republicans and will throw his hat into the ring. If you don't know who he is - it is time to read about him. (Summary: parents are Hindus from India; he is smart, young, Catholic, solid conservative and Louisiana governor.) Anyway, it should be very entertaining.

4. Ellen will cry on the first show taped after the election.