Well, election day for 2012 has come and went. I hope everyone mustered up their best Susan B. Anthony attitude, headed out to the polls, placed their ballot in the ballot box gratefully thanks to our suffragette history and received their "I Voted Today!" sticker, which they proudly brandished the rest of the day. Can you tell I was a little over-zealous about election day? As a political nerd, I barely slept the night of the November 6th, anxiously anticipating the outcome of all of the races throughout the state. Murphy or McMahon? Would Akin get his butt kicked? Please, please, tell me no one voted for Mourdock? And of course, the one for all the marbles..Obama or Romney?
The results came in and I was pleased.
My most over-joyed election result however, did not have to do with the presidential election. Nor did it have to do with the CT Senate race. I am happy to congratulate the new Massachusetts senator, Elizabeth Warren. By doing so, I am dedicating my blog to her this week!
Elizabeth Warren, by being elected Tuesday night, is the first woman to be elected to the Massachusetts Senate. Not only that, but she is an EDUCATED woman! Warren has most recently been a law professor at Harvard University for the last twenty years and has written nine books. She has worked to protect middle class families and hold Wall Street accountable for the economic crisis of 2008. The National Law Journal named her one of the Most Influential Lawyers in the Decade and the Boston Globe named her the Bostonian of the Year in 2009. She is truly an inspiration for all women and I am so thoroughly excited for her to be serving this country in the Senate in Washington, DC. I firmly believe that educators make the best politicians, and I can only foresee great things from this incredible woman. Congratulations, Elizabeth Warren!
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