I have never been more proud to be an Illinoisan than I was tonight!

[Cuban_Liberal]

We have seen the future of our party, both here in Illinois and nationally! Obama will be the first non-Caucasian POTUS; I would bet my life savings on it.

See why we're soooooooooo excited now, y'all?

:D

[Nite Owl]

1. Yes, we have seen the light

and it's Obama. Durbin is a great one too.

[tritsofme]

2. We're gonna have us a great Senator, arent we?

nt

[Hand]

9. Yep... and in the fullness of time...

One HELL of a President! Howzis sound: "US President Barack Obama..."

OMG, that makes my hair stand up! That'll be TOTALLY COOL!

:loveya:

Hmm... have to quit smoking so I'll live long enough to see it. Bugger.

[JI7]

3. have you guys got a Republican to run against him yet ?

after seeing him today just the thought of them once considering a fool like ditka to run against him makes me laugh.

[Cuban_Liberal]

6. Ryan is still on the ballot....

The Republican Central Committee is not exactly seeing people beating down its door to run against Obama...

:evilgrin:

[Rowdyboy]

4. You are so freaking lucky to have people of that caliber

to represent you. He was truly magniicent. I rewatching it now on CSPAN and my initial response is even stronger. This man is the face of the future. I'm proud to have seen him tonight, as his career begins.

[Lin]

5. Yessss! a thousand times yes! still have chills, <eom>

[Lin]

7. they're multiplyin'! seriously- Obama gives me kind of hope I've missed

for so long....Lin :)

[Red_Viking]

8. Caught the replay on C-SPAN just now

What can I say? I was in tears. This man is incredible. Good grief! He is the future of the party. What an inspiration. I loved what he said about us being the United States of America.

You should be proud. I just moved to Oregon from Texas. Back home, we had John "Box Turtle Fetish" Cornyn and Kay Bailey Asswipe. Nothing to be proud of. I believe I'll donate to Obama and follow this young man closely.

Did you see Hillary after his speech? The SO and I were both teary-eyed; he pointed out how she was beaming and said yep, she's found her VP! Kerry should keep this man close as well. He's got "winner" written all over him.

:dem:

RV

[King of New Orleans]

10. I wish Ditka had run

Despit ehis folk hero status, Obama would've mopped the floor with him. Might have even put a kabosh on the whole amateur-hour trend of celebrity candidates.