I'm curious, though, what the ratio of Dems to Repubs is in those areas. Just because Hilary won those big in the primary doesn't mean they are strong areas for the Democrats.

No, I'm saying the implication is that those parts of the country are more racist.

For the next four years, the Obamas will finally eat dinner together.

You know, unless he's busy being President. t /cynic

Obama's ripple effect on Chicago

re: The Kennedy Expressway:

Immediate impact: The airport closest to Obama's home, Midway, has no runway long enough to accommodate the 747 often used as Air Force One. Which means Obama is likely to land at O'Hare and head south on the Kennedy Expressway, causing annoying tie-ups. One alterative would be for him to travel by helicopter from O'Hare.

Dude. He can take a Blue Line train to the loop, and then transfer to... (I don't know where exactly in the South side he lives).

Re: Transit:

Long-term: State and local transit officials are buzzing about the federal grants that could come to northeastern Illinois with the help of the Obama administration. Some believe the potential Obama bonanza will far exceed the transit funding heyday years when Dennis Hastert, the Republican from Yorkville, was House speaker. But don't spend the money yet. An unanswered question is how Obama will rank transportation in relation to other pressing priorities. Do you recall Obama talking during the campaign about gridlock and about getting people out of their cars and into modern shiny trains and buses? Probably not.

We were sold out of our four copies of each within minutes after we opened that morning.

You only have four copies of each paper? That's so sad.

I'm glad I kept my Sun subscription so I have the paper from yesterday but I really think I'm going to get rid of it now. It's so worthless AND isn't even running the current Doonesbury strips this week! it's running reruns for some unexplained reason. Annoying!

The AP is calling North Carolina for Obama, and Oregon for Merkley.

For the next four years, the Obamas will finally eat dinner together.

You know, unless he's busy being President.

So much this. I mean, it's a nice thought, but I don't see Michelle calling everybody to the table at six every night, you know?

So much this. I mean, it's a nice thought, but I don't see Michelle calling everybody to the table at six every night, you know?

True, but I still hope they see more of their Daddy, now he's working from home most days.

You only have four copies of each paper? That's so sad.

It's just a Barnes & Noble, so newspapers aren't a big thing for us to sell (as opposed to the grocery or convenience store). Also, we just changed our policy so that, instead of having them on display next to the magazines, we've had to put them behind the counter. Too many people were taking the paper over to the cafe, reading it all while having their cuppa joe, and leave the paper in messed-up pieces all over the table, so we couldn't sell it. Some customers complained about the move, but too damn bad.

Immediate impact: The airport closest to Obama's home, Midway, has no runway long enough to accommodate the 747 often used as Air Force One. Which means Obama is likely to land at O'Hare and head south on the Kennedy Expressway, causing annoying tie-ups. One alterative would be for him to travel by helicopter from O'Hare.

O'Hare to Hyde Park? Eep. I'd say get a new Air Force 1.

True, but I still hope they see more of their Daddy, now he's working from home most days.

And really he doesn't need to travel anywhere if he just uses CNN's hologram technology.