Pride
I couldn't be prouder to be an American today.
I am more hopeful for our great country at this moment in time than I can remember being before. Barack Obama's victory in this presidential election is our own Berlin Wall coming down.
Just think: in about 11 weeks, every child born in this country will be born in a country that's had an African-American president. My best friend's wife will be giving birth in February, and I know he's pretty stoked about this, which is what made me think of it.
I am so proud that we as a country have been able to get over ourselves, to get over our past, to get over a lot of the fearmongering that was thrown around, take a deep breath and punch that chad, pull that lever, touch that screen, press that button, or however else we voted, and elect this guy. I believe that we have before us an opportunity to come together to an extent that has only been possible, during my lifetime, immediately after 9/11 - an opportunity that was woefully squandered, in my opinion. I really, sincerely hope that the President-elect is as successful at building coalitions within government as he has been in communities, and that our elected officials will allow themselves to participate.
Go, President Obama! (Nope, I'm not tired of saying it yet.)