Taking down the Obama poster from the blog sidebar. Peeling off the (magnetic) bumper stickers from the car. Got one last wear out of the Obama shirt last night, sharing some champagne with Margie, but … the campaign’s over, the governance has begun, and here’s hoping that the rhetoric and promises of the former are reflected in the latter.<\/p>\n
Good luck, President Obama.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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