Two Hundred and Twenty conscientious representatives vote for a better future! What a night!
It is said that success has many authors, failure has none; but I know who is to be credited as the chief author tonight. That person is Barack Obama. Nancy played a major role but she has been speaker for over 2 years now and HCR was not on the agenda until Barack Obama put it there. And pressured them to act.
Now I know that we have only just begun in the real fight. We have a ways to go. But I for one am not going to look too kindly on all the acrimonious, nasty, vile name calling that we have witnessed on here. I am not out to quarrel tonight. Tonight is not a night for quarreling. And truth be told, even those with whom one would quarrel, they too have done a whole lot to get this passed. But be warned, I am on the warpath against divisive, ugly, nasty, demonization of our POTUS.
So let us celebrate tonight. Let us give praise and thanks to ourselves and to all the other fighters in this war. Let us be the wind beneath the wings of those in the Senate. Let Harry Reid take heed and let us see that he takes heed. Let us feel proud for John Dingell. Let us remember Ted Kennedy.
Congrats to Barack Obama. Congrats to Nancy Pelosi and her team. Hope is in the air!