(And don't forget raising the minimum wage!)
Here's something funny: just got back from Tgiv with extended family. Lucky to have a mother-in-law who votes Dem and is a big Obama supporter! I was sharing with her how uncommonly (and down-right frighteningly) anxious I was leading up to election day. She concurred, stating that in fact her hair, which is just barely graying (at 85!), actually started turning at that time!
This is after a nice conversation with a sister-in-law who lives on the other side of the country, who said she too was terribly - scarily - anxious leading up to the election! And I thought it was just me! I called it "going fetal," spending inordinate periods of time in bed with my laptop, constantly checking polling (god bless Nate) and refreshing latest threads on DU! 
The rest of Tgiv extended family were Repubs, of the fundamentalist strain. Amazing that we successfully navigated the day without broaching the election outcome with these beloved (yes - beloved...though terribly misguided!..relatives! 
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So great to make your acquaintance, catbyte. We've had a little respite from politics with the Thanksgiving break. Really looking forward to the substantive start of the Obamas' next term. Did I mention that we are getting TV for the 1st time in 20 years? I said I would, if Mr. Obama was re-elected. Got cold feet (I hate to have it change our quiet lifestyle), but ultimately decided I can't resist. In our rural area we have to go satellite, a 2-year commitment. I guess if we hate it after 2 years we can give it up. Certainly if a Repub wins the White house in 2016 it's going! 
Have a wonderful holiday season, stay safe, warm, and comforted in the fact that we are in good hands, for now!
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