I’m leaving on a bus to Washington DC during a state of emergency just to see George take off in a helicopter. It has been a long eight years, and I am willing to do just about anything to witness this occasion. I’ll be on the lawn with some friends (around 2-4 million) to watch Barack Obama ride off to the helicopter with George to wish him farewell and good riddance.

This will be an historic event indeed, with record turnout on the National Mall. CNN estimates that if 5 million people show up, we will have one square foot of space each. I’m hoping it is more like 2 million, but it should be a fun time.

I will arrive for the inauguration at 11:30pm on Monday night, and we will do our best to stake out a spot on the lawn. I will be going with the College Democrats of New York, and a few close friends. We worked together for this victory on a national and local level. We made two trips out to Pennsylvania, and several tours around Long Island to canvass for the local, state and national elections.

We had a massive campaign effort on campus by raiding the dorms each week to register voters. Stony Brook University registered the most voters in New York State. We were also very proud to send a massive group of people to paid canvassing for Brian Foley during the last weekend. His opponent Caesar Trunzo attributed his loss to the help that Brian had from the local Universities (Stony Brook).

There couldn’t be a more fitting conclusion to our efforts and George’s reign than this pilgrimage to Washington. Of course it isn’t over yet, because we now have to fill Brian Foley’s vacant seat on the town board with a new and rising democrat; Mark Lesko. I can’t wait to vote again on March 31!