It's Been a Week...

And we're still not socialists. But I'll keep you posted as to when we are :-)

Last week, as election results came in, we had a mini-party at my house with friends to watch the historic results. As I promised, I was on my best behavior. As would be expected, I got happy with each Democratic state won, and with each Senate seat that was taken over, but nothing over the top.

I have pics still on my camera. I'll try to post them tonight.

It was kind of weird. Due to the mixed nature of the crowd (a 50-50 split of Obama and McCain supporters) the reaction to the win was less positive than I would have liked. Regardless of the fact that McCain didn't win, I would think that those who voted for him would still have been happy to see just how historic that moment in history was. But no, the sat with glum faces, and some of them went into my roommate's room and started goofing around.
I must say that I John McCain was very magnanimous in his concession, and though it doesn't make up for the very negative campaign he ran, he did show class that he had abandoned in his attempt to win the presidency (truth be told, I bet the real John McCain never wanted to have the campaign he ran--I think he's more decent than what they became).
When the Obamas came out, having been announced as the next first family, I'll admit a tear or two did come to my eye. I was so proud of my country at that moment. The thought that a man who was born in a time that people of his color were still fighting for the right to vote here seemed absolutely amazing to me. It showed that we were truly able to judge someone, "not by the color of [his] skin, but by the content of [his] character." He didn't campaign on his race, but on hope and unity--something that we as an American people were obviously hungry for after eight long years without it.
My hope though, is that people realize that change won't come quickly. Cleaning up after what could arguably be the worst president ever will take some time. I have hope that President-Elect Obama will run the country as effectively as he ran his campaign. Of course he'll make mistakes, but I am confident he and his advisors will look at the big picture and do the best they can.
Congratulations to the Obamas and to America.