Yes We Could

I've been waiting to exhale the last couple of weeks and finally the wait is over.  The election was resoundingly called for Obama and my dread and anticipation is finally over.  With his leads in the polls, I wasn't too worried about him not making it, yet there were still the memories of the shenanigans of previous elections and the inherent uncertainties of polls.  I am so glad that we've finally had a presidential election where the counting of votes isn't dragging on and where any potential voting irregularities are of statistical insignificance.

I was impressed with John McKain's concession speech--it was gracious and conciliatory--yet I wonder how much of his reputation and respect he'll manage to recover after the way he let his campaign descend.

And so, I see a brighter future for the next four or eight years.  I anticipate difficulties in the near future as the financial crisis plays itself out and before the country will recover.  But I feel confident that we'll be in capable hands and on a course that I'll find quite aligned with my own sense of where we should be heading.  I'm glad that as Magda and Simone go through their formative years, they'll look at Barack Obama as their presidents.

I hope that the people who got so invested in this election will stay inspired but will also insist on keeping Obama and the newly elected congress men honest.