I'm still new to this blogging thing. Last week I wrote this post but forgot to hit the "publish" button. So it just sat neglected in "drafts" until today. Hopefully I won't make that mistake again.

Now I know how the people in Iowa feel. Well, not totally because Iowa is the first caucus of the year so they have candidates and accompanying media camping out there for months. They were there when we visited my mother-in-law last August. They were there when we went back for Christmas. And then poof, they were gone - to New Hampshire. This year despite all the jockeying for position, Nevada maintained it's spot as the third caucus of the year. When my husband called to say that Hillary Clinton was coming to visit the place where he was working I said "Yeah, sure." I know how these things go. She won't come - her "people" will decide it would be better to visit a day care center so she can be photographed with cute little kids. Or maybe Letterman will call. She won't come.

Boy, was I wrong. On Thursday, January 17 the Secret Service people were swarming A&B Printing, a union print shop owned by my friend Kathy Gillespie. A bomb sniffing dog was showing a lot of interest in the graphics department. Big trucks with satellite dishes were lining up in the parking lot. Hillary was coming at 10 AM the following day - for sure! I just had to be a part of it. The idea was that I would be a customer who just "happened to drop in". Soon we abandoned that plan in favor of having a few "VIPs" who were allowed to participate.

I didn't have to be a Hillary supporter to get caught up in the excitement. The parking lot was filled with trucks and cables. Inside there were reporters and cameras from every major U.S. network and all over the world. I've never seen anything like it in my life and I was so glad I was there. Just about the time I thought they couldn't fit even one more person in that room, the Clinton bus pulled in and here came Hillary and her entire traveling press corps.

Even if you are not a big fan of Hillary Clinton, you must be thrilled by the historic importance of this woman attempting to break the ultimate glass ceiling. We have never been so close to having our first woman president.

The Democratic caucus was either a failure or a success, depending on who you talk to. At my precinct it was great, but I guess some others didn't have such a good experience. Both Republicans and Democrats drew thousands more participants than were expected. That alone is cause for celebration.

If you want to get "plugged in" to the political process, check out the national bipartisan public policy organization, Women Impacting Public Policy, www.wipp.org.