When you wish upon a star

It's 10:20 and I need some sleep.

CNN has run the numbers on that fancy electronic map that they play with and have not come up with a viable scenario in which John McCain can overcome his early deficit of electoral votes and win tonight.

So, I'm off to bed because I'm tired and a rested America is a strong America.

Besides, if I can't believe election projections with 15 percent of the votes counted, whom can I believe?

I'd better damned well be hearing "President-elect Barack Obama" when I wake up on Wednesday morning.

Otherwise, I'm going to have a lot more sleepless nights and tonight's early-in will have been for naught.