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Tuesday was a great night.  So much so that my computer basically said I’m done with you when I woke up Wednesday morning.  Something about a hal.dll file being corrupted.

Anyway, once Jesse Jackson started crying and then Oprah, the floodgates opened.  For real.   It was like the great flood when he promised his two daughters a new puppy.

Damn you Obama for going the new puppy route!  And forcing me to hide my man tears in front of so many people.

The truth is though, the stories that fascinate me the most about politics are not the end results, it is not Wil.I.Am appearing R2D2 holograph style on CNN, or the long protracted ballot recounts or whether John McCain blinks too much.

No, rather what interests me are the long form stories, the anecdotes, the setbacks, the frustrations, the triumphs and the chess-like gambits that are revealed afterward.  It’s the stories of Obama not wanting to run for President because he was worried about the effects on his daughters and wife or how an honorable man like John McCain ended so off course until he redeemed himself with a gracious concession speech.

Many times journalists get embedded with a campaign, but they’re under embargo to write anything until after the election.  And it is when the election is over that the good stuff comes out.  You can see it now with Sarah Palin. MORE »

I won’t argue whether or not SNL is relevant or funny or what not.? I’m guessing there will be more dead silence this year than the last, but what a spot on way to kick off the season.? Tina Fey came back, like everyone hoped once Sarah Palin was announced as John McCain’s running mate, to team up with Amy Poehler.

SNL hasn’t been this spot on it quite a bit.? Maybe the election will bring something good out of the venerable NBC sketch show.

If you live outside the US, then you’ll want to swing on over to NBC to watch the clips.