I woke up this morning tired. Tired but with new eyes. Driving Miriam to work this morning and being in Wegmans getting groceries I realized that I was just really happy, no other words to explain it. I can hardly explain what I feel in coherent words but I now see America with new eyes. I know that Barack will not solve all our problems. I know that one person is not the answer. I know that we have a long road to go and there will be times where I think the decisions Barack will make are stupid. But that doesn't stop me from being excited and pumped to see where the next 4 years will take us. I by no means think the US is God's gift to the world and the greatest nation ever. But I do believe that America has a lot to offer; a lot that it needs to offer to the hurting places of the world. It will be nice to see someone in office who (hopefully!) thinks America has more to offer than just more bombs.
Voting yesterday was electrifying. Being able to press the button for Barack Obama/Joe Biden filled me with giddiness. My mother called at 6:55 am because she has just voted and in her words "was all tingly." That right there shows what kind of candidate Obama was. No one would have been going as crazy if Kerry has won in '04 because most people were voting against Bush and not for Kerry. People were behind Obama, were excited about what he could do.
I also can't forget to mention the sheer awesome-ness of partaking in such a historic vote yesterday. Racism is by no means defeated in America but a lot of people stood up yesterday and echoed the words of MLK when he said, "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
This is a great day indeed.
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