I'm leading the charge in my neighborhood to take back our flag. For too long it has been the province of jingoistic forces of intolerance. I'm flying it every day from the corner of my house, just as I did with it alongside my Obama '08 banner during the election. Progressives have much to be proud of in the direction our country has taken.
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]]>President Barack Obama.
First Lady Michelle Obama.
Vice President Joe Biden.
It still seems a bit imaginary.
]]>He probably wonders why nobody talks to him anymore.
]]>A first-class intellect coupled with a first-class temperament. And America paid attention long enough to elect him President.
Maybe there's hope for us after all.
]]>When I was 4, my Dad took me into the voting booth with him. It was one of those old mechanical booths with the curtains that close behind you. He was pulling levers all down the Democratic side but he didn't pull the top one. He picked me up, pointed at the top lever, and said "Pull that lever down." So I did. Then Dad said "Now you can tell everybody that you voted for John F. Kennedy."
Dad didn't make it to this election, nor did my Mom. They were lifelong Democrats, raised by Democrats, in a family of Democrats. So this year, I returned the favor. This one was for you, Mom and Dad. I hope I made you proud.
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