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Watched the Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert show on the elections before I went to bed, so I had a feeling things would be looking good this morning, but this??

Democrats win control of House

South Dakotans rejected a law that would have banned virtually all abortions, Arizona became the first state to defeat an amendment to ban gay marriage and Missouri approved a measure backing stem cell research.

And in my state, the person I voted for (Nancy Boyda) actually won!

I have to go to work now, but today is the day to buy a lottery ticket, I'm thinking. ;-) *plays bouncy music and dances around the room*

Hee.

Today's my father's birthday. For background, he's a Republican and I'm . . . well, yeah. ;-) So we tease each other constantly. And when he came into the donut shop this morning, I couldn't resist.

Me: *in full Susie-Sunshine chirpy mode* "Hey dad! Guess what? For your birthday, I got you the Democrats in control of the House! Aren't you just thrilled?"
Dad: *mimes throwing up*
Me: "Great! Glad you like it. I'll see what I can do about the Senate."
Dad: "Joy. . ."