I have no words...

to what has happened. I've thought about it all day and night and I still don't understand.

We were spanked by the "religious" and "moral" vote. A force to be reckoned, with, I suppose. Yet, we were so close.

However, I would be remiss if I didn't say that we didn't give it our all - we gave it all we could and then some. And that is something to be proud of. We worked our tails off, and in the end, that's all we can ever hope for. Sure, the outcome is not what we had hoped, but in the end, we did good work. Solid work. And we came here to do a job and we did it to the best of our abilities and I am proud and honored to have been a part of it, if any, at all.

I am fond of saying everything happens for a reason, and yet to the expense of our country, I believe that this will only make those of us on the left, angry, frustrated, and confused only more active and better in the coming years. I've got some fight in me left. It's more of the same and we know how to make it better. So after some rest, some good times with friends, I plan on doing whatever I can to begin again for the next fight. It's far from over.

With a heavy heart, I'm cleaning the office and packing up to leave. Yes, it will be wonderful to go home. But I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here. I have been blessed to have worked with such wonderful people who never gave up, worked their hardest, and knew how to have a good time in the process. I will surely miss Iowa for all the gracious and friendly folks.

I will definitely miss seeing Megan and Jessica as we go our separate ways, but I'm sure that we'll talk all the time. And as politics go, I know we will see each other again soon. Next week, in fact.

But I plan on posting one last post before wrapping this blog up. Then it's off to my old blog, for the trail has ended and the journey just beginning. Thanks to anyone that has actually read this thing. I hope you have found it informative and entertaining.

I sure learned a lot. And I'm extremely happy that I was invited to this party and that I was smart enough to come.

It's off to the Embassy Suites for packing and one last time with the gang before I head to the airport tomorrow morning. It's been one crazy trip.