I was his guest

Barack Obama's, that is. Here's a rather grainy photo of "my credentials," the ticket to get me into McCormick Place. It was an honor to be there. There was such a feeling of good will within the crowd!

Although if I may be blasphemous, I have had more fun at Election Night celebrations when the candidate isn't present. Because no candidate means less security, no secret service, and BOOZE. 20 years ago, the night Bill Clinton won the Presidency, he was in Little Rock and I was on Michigan Avenue in a "No More Bush" conga line.