When I first heard about the Unity, New Hampshire appearance of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to promote -- what else, Democratic party unity -- all I could think of was George's father on Seinfeld yelling, "SERENITY NOW!!"

Today was the day -- the one that some of us dreaded and others had prayed for. The day that Hillary Clinton ended her campaign for the White House.

As Tuesday wore on, it became clear that by the end of the night that Barack Obama would be the "presumptive" presidential nominee for the Democratic party. Superdelegates were dropping like flies throughout the day, declaring their fealty to Obama, after being afraid to for months.

HILLARY WILL CONCEDE! SHE'LL BE VP! HILLARY WON'T CONCEDE! NO WAY, JOSE! OBAMA HAS CLINCHED THE NOMINATION! WAIT, NO HE HASN'T!

What do you get when you cross an 80-year-old nun with a primary election that some in the GOP are trying to control? I know that sounds like a bad joke. But it's no joke and the punch line can only increase the voting angst so many already have. The presidential primaries are almost over, but that doesn't mean we can stop thinking about voters and the voting process. After all, what if a group of radical, senior-citizen nuns stormed a polling place and demanded to vote with expired ID's?

As we wind down in the primary season, the hub-bub about voter registration will be gone because everyone is all registered to vote, right? Wrong. More registration efforts are about to begin anew to get people ready to vote in the general election in November.

Does it make sense that a group dedicated to registering women voters would purposely seek to disenfranchise them and keep them from the polls?

If you don't have photo identification when you go to vote, but you're registered to vote, should you be turned away? Some Republicans have long advocated that the answer to that question should be 'yes.' I've lived in a lot of places in my life, especially when I was still a wandering TV reporter. I have never been asked for a piece of photo ID before I voted.

For better or worse, it's probably a safe bet that with Earth Day falling on the same day as the Pennsylvania presidential primary, April 22, the candidates are a little more focused on Pa. than on Mother Earth. For today, I'll let it go.

Last week, I took a look at my inner eco-gal and discovered that there's much to be done here at Chez PunditMom to make our lives a lot greener and more Earth-friendly. Next week I'll be writing about the official positions of the Presidential candidates about the environment. Taking a look at where the presidential-hopefuls stand on how to preserve our planet made me start to wonder: How green are their valleys?

How green is my valley? I suppose a more important question is, how much greener could my valley be? We recycle paper, glass and cans. I haven't gotten around to putting in those compact fluorescent light bulbs yet, but I've been thinking about it. But I really can't claim that we're overly focused on reducing our carbon footprint here at Chez PunditMom.

In the last few weeks, the phrase "making ends meet" has taken on a whole new meaning. It's become apparent from news reports that the economy is tanking big time (though so many "experts" like to refer to it as just an economic softening. That sounds so much more comfy, doesn't it?). Families are re-thinking their financial priorities. Home foreclosures are commonplace.