Happy Brand New Day!
So I need to post, if only to cement the historic nature of the last two days in my memory. And by memory I mean, of course, my livejournal.
Last night I was stuck at work until almost 8pm (work - ugh). I dashed out of here to run home, and thankfully Matt called, cause he said "Quick, turn on CNN!" So I did, and thus I was able to see the historic announcement that Barack Obama would be the next President of the United States. Honestly, I didn't believe it for a while. (I'm a Floridian, remember?) I kept waiting for them to admit they called a state too soon, or that something had gone wrong with their tally, but they never did. By the time I picked up dinner and drove to Matt's apartment (there were 7 people in Trader Joes, and the roads were deserted), I was just in time to see Barack's acceptance speech. He was excellent - so full of hope and promise, and he brought tears to my eyes when he started talking about the 116 year old woman from Georgia who lived through everything to vote for him. Wow.
I know a few of you have misgivings about Obama, and I don't want to claim he's the messiah come to earth (which some people are disturbingly calling him), but for the first time I feel hopeful about the future of our country. I feel hopeful that our generation will leave our cynicism behind us and take a stand for change and civic involvement, and that for once we'll all rally around a common cause to really fix what's wrong with this country. I think after eight years of looking out, America needs to look inward. Not to say that we should ignore threats to us, because we shouldn't, but we need to heal the wounds of our citizens, and make America that shining beacon of hope we're supposed to be.
Of course, that same shining beacon of hope revoked the rights of millions to be with the ones they love, so maybe we have a long road ahead of us. :(
Last night I was stuck at work until almost 8pm (work - ugh). I dashed out of here to run home, and thankfully Matt called, cause he said "Quick, turn on CNN!" So I did, and thus I was able to see the historic announcement that Barack Obama would be the next President of the United States. Honestly, I didn't believe it for a while. (I'm a Floridian, remember?) I kept waiting for them to admit they called a state too soon, or that something had gone wrong with their tally, but they never did. By the time I picked up dinner and drove to Matt's apartment (there were 7 people in Trader Joes, and the roads were deserted), I was just in time to see Barack's acceptance speech. He was excellent - so full of hope and promise, and he brought tears to my eyes when he started talking about the 116 year old woman from Georgia who lived through everything to vote for him. Wow.
I know a few of you have misgivings about Obama, and I don't want to claim he's the messiah come to earth (which some people are disturbingly calling him), but for the first time I feel hopeful about the future of our country. I feel hopeful that our generation will leave our cynicism behind us and take a stand for change and civic involvement, and that for once we'll all rally around a common cause to really fix what's wrong with this country. I think after eight years of looking out, America needs to look inward. Not to say that we should ignore threats to us, because we shouldn't, but we need to heal the wounds of our citizens, and make America that shining beacon of hope we're supposed to be.
Of course, that same shining beacon of hope revoked the rights of millions to be with the ones they love, so maybe we have a long road ahead of us. :(