Unfortunately, my joy is not shared by everyone. A couple of my neighbors, in particular, seem tired of the Obama afterglow, so much so that they have told me -- not asked me, but told me -- that I should take down my lawn signs. "You really can take the signs down now. We know he won. You can take the signs down." Both neighbors made their suggestions separately, on two different days -- one on the day after election day (when I was putting out my second and third Obama signs that I had just gotten in Ohio), and the other just today, as I was taking out the trash and attempting to do some yard work. They made their suggestions to me in a nice, polite manner, of course, but I could not help thinking: would I have done the same to them, had the tables been turned? After pondering this question over several Dilletante chocolates, I have come to the conclusion that no, I would not have felt entitled to tell them what they should do with their McCain Palin lawn signs, even if they did make me feel like puking (had the Republicans won). McCain was on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night, commenting that "America does not want a sore loser." Apparently, my McCain-supporting neighbors did not get that message.
I think I am going to leave my original sign out on my lawn until the inauguration. It has been up since the primaries, and I think it is fitting that I keep it displayed until he takes the oath of office on January 20th, 2009.
Hey, maybe I'll make a countdown lawn sign:
ONLY 67 DAYS UNTIL OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION
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