Send In The Fife And Drum

This will probably be the only time I publish consecutive posts so close together. But what the hell. If the political pros can do it on election day, live from Tryst, and get coverage on CNN, then I can do it from here and now.

I am now a registered volunteer -- a real, live nephew of my Uncle Sam. I've bought a copy of the New York Times in the gift shop, and while reading it, observed the mass arrival of my colleagues. I feel most fortunate to be here to witness something that I consider to be truly extraordinary.

Men and women of all races and backgrounds, of all age groups - from recent college graduates, to senior citizens. And I hate to bring politics into this, but the pattern is undeniable; that many seem to be from "blue" states (New York, New Jersey, Maryland, DC, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, California, Colorado, - as I've overheard.)

The last memorable time in history that a blue army invaded Atlanta, they were led by William Tecumseh Sherman. They came to burn "Old Dixie" down.

We have come to build.

I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy

A Yankee Doodle do or die

A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam

Born on the Fourth of July