Election's over (finally!) and Obama won. And I voted for him! It was the first time I voted. So that was awesome.
But this article brings up the best points about where we've been (whether we like to recognize it or not), what this election means, and where we could go, from a global perspective:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/05/us/politics/05global.html We'll just have to see what happens! Either way I'm excited to have a new president.