What's this strange feeling?

Something's different here. Oh yeah....

EUPHORIA? ON THE SECOND WEDNESDAY MORNING IN NOVEMBER???

Friends, it's been eight years since I've felt this good the morning after a national election. And I tell ya what, I'm doing a happy dance over here, though it was a little belated till I could feel confident about my big political crush, Montanan Jon Tester.

Look at what we've accomplished:

South Dakota voters rejected a nasty, punitive abortion ban by 12 points.

Oregon and California defeated parental notification measures, both by 8 points.

Missouri's measure to allow stem cell research passed by two points.

Arizona's measure to ban gay marriage, while not finally called, is flagging by about 30,000 votes with 99% of precincts reporting.

Nancy Pelosi is poised to become the first female speaker.

A Democrat took Tom "I heart DDT and Jack Abramoff" Delay's House seat.

It's a good day. And shortly, we here at Trailheadcase will return to our regularly scheduled programming on the biology of turkey vultures.