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I was seriously tired ......... literally only an hours sleep after all that excitement......... but I still felt kind of enervated by it all........ Anyway I had to get to the airport for my early flight out..........

As we rolled out to O'Hare and the sun rose through the Chicago skyline......... my taxi driver was elated......... he and his wife had contributed for the first time in their lives to a Presidential Candidate's election Campaign ........ they are not wealthy that was a big deal for them ........ he had stayed at home with his family last night ...... they had all been very emotional watching the results ........ and we were back there again listening to Obama's speech on the radio with him expressing his joy to me ....... we laughed together and agreed it had been a very special night and a special time for all Americans..... and the odd voyeuristic Brit.

I watched the sunrise out of the back window....... so this is it......The dawn of a new day in America....... a new time ......... Barack Obama is the President elect.

Cheers Jez XX