Seen on Facebook, adapted:
Rosa sat so Martin could walk.
Martin walked so Barack could run.
Barack ran so our children could fly.
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Two days later and I still don’t believe what happened Tuesday night.
I don’t think I have ever before underestimated Americans so profoundly.
I am so proud to have it proven that my doubts were poorly placed. We were ready after all.
Homo Logisticus Organizus 
Amen, Jennifer. And 64% turnout – the highest it’s been since women won the right to vote! Astonishing. I am so proud, and so surprised, and at the same time so disappointed by those anti-gay ballot measures. Someday, those barriers, too, will fall.