Yes We Did!

What an exciting night. I'm exhausted but proud today.

I'm proud of my country, where we have the freedom to vote for the candidate we believe in.

I'm proud that my boys can grow up in a country where any child - no matter what gender or race - can truly aspire to be anything they want to be.

And I'm proud by how far we've come. No matter who you voted for, it's pretty amazing that only one generation ago - when our parents were children - segregation was still legal in this country.

To celebrate this great day, here's Teddy rockin' (Daddy's) "I Voted" sticker...

Election Day!

It's election day and Henry has an important (and non-partisan) message!

Happy voting, everyone!

Posted by: An Obama Mama

Maybe Monty Brewster had it right

Before I let this blog take a complete left turn to liberal-ville, I must get something off my chest about this year's election.

Those who know me well know I love classic movies--Caddyshack, Major League, Animal House--the list goes on. But one classic movie that I've been thinking about recently is Brewster's Millions. A great movie about an aging minor league pitcher, played by Richard Pryor. In the movie Pryor's character, Monty Brewster has to spend $30 million in 30 days in order to receive his uncle's full inheritance of $300 million. But there are two stipulations, Brewster can't tell anyone what he's doing or he'll lose everything and at the end of 30 days he must not own anything. So as he spends and spends everyone thinks he's crazy. But there's an idea in this movie that isn't so crazy, especially today...two decades after the movie was written.

During his spending spree, Brewster decides he doesn't like the negative tone of the New York City's mayor race so he launches a campaign urging people to vote "None of the Above."

Unfortunately Richard Pryor has since passed, but if he were alive today--and aware of the bafoonery that was happening with the local and national elections--I hope he would stand-up and say "None of the Above."

My faith in government wasn't very strong before, but now I have - none, zero, zip - confidence in the people who want to "lead" this country. Change is coming... and I'm scared as hell!

It's up for debate

It's a late night in the Lechner household. Not because of Henry and Teddy, but because of Barack and John.

Needless to say, Matt and I are having some interesting conversations right now! I'm keeping this short so we can watch, but FYI to anyone interested in watching future debates... tune into CNNHD, where you can watch undecided voters react live to the candidate's discussions via a graph at the bottom of the screen. Pretty cool!

A House Divided

With a little more than a month to the presidential election, we're often talking politics in the Lechner household. Which has gotten a bit more interesting this political season, since I - gasp! - definitely have more of a liberal leaning this time around. It makes for some interesting conversations between Matt and myself... which I'm sure will continue over the coming weeks. Hmm... wondering if I should get an "Obama Mama" shirt? I guess we'll see..