It's Election Time...

I'll be refreshing this all night....

Early on, it doesn't look good for ol' McCain. Barack's supporters are already lining up in Chicago's Grant Park...

7:01 Katie Couric's CBS in her voiceover "As America stands on a path with destiny" (At this moment I screamed, "Shut up, Katie")

7:02 Bob Schieffer. CBS, "President Bush did not campaign with a single Republican candidate. It's like he stayed inside."

7:03 Jeff Greenfield, CBS, "McCain isn't sailing into a wind tonight he's sailing into a gale."

7:12 Pat Buchanan, MSNBC, "This could be a transformational election like Reagan in 1980."

Early on the electoral chyron read McCain 13 Obama 3.

8:00 MSNBC just gave PA, NJ, MD, and MA to Obama

8:02 the electoral chyron now reads Obama 103 to McCain 34. The Super Bowl-like route is on.

8:03 Chris Mathews, MSNBC, "McCain's path has crashed. There is no scenario in which McCain can win without Pennsylvania....

8:31 MSNBC's Chris MAthews on Elizabeth Dole's senate loss "This might be the first politician to lose for not talking enough."

Musings:

How did Katie get that job, really. MSNBC Olbermann and that snarky-ass attitude HAS to go. Hey Brit Hume--better get another cup of coffee, you're going to be up a while longer. David Gregory is really bucking for Russert's seat with those bannker's stripes...On his afternoon show, WFAN's Mike Francesa, always a political junkie, praised Obama has running a brilliant campaign, maybe the best ever. Thanks for cutting through the clutter, Mike.

What I'll miss about the election...

Normally I view politics much the way I view The Kentucky Derby or the Final Four. That is even when I barely know the names of those competing I always have a rooting interest--even though I pick it up in the days or hours before the event.

But this year's election (which actually began in Jan. 2007) was a spectator sport all of it's own. For one, you heard about something election nearly every night. I'll miss that. Here's what else I'll miss:

Obama's overly-pronouncing words such "Taliban" to come across as more erudite. Someone should tell him that it's not pronounced "Tolly-bon" and "Paki-ston"

Tom Brokaw, during the Presidential debate, scolding the candidates to stay on the clock.

The New York Times' sourcing of two stories which was surprisingly thin. Although the Times says otherwise....

I'll miss Fox News coverage if only for the thoughts of one Charles Krauthammer. Steady as a metronome, the guy is as entertaining as a real estate closing.

Coming up tomorrow...blogging election coverage...live.