11.05.08
Barack Obama, President — I’m giddy with joy
I’m not in the least bit ashamed to say that I was near tears when I saw the headlines yesterday night and this morning.
It just feels amazing, absolutely fantastic.
No, I don’t know if he’s going to be “the One” and I’m not positive he’s going to be able to turn this country around within the next four years, “heal the land, turn the tide” and such hyperbolic rot.
What was awe-inspiring, truly, was the shift in consciousness that allowed a black man to be voted in as President of the United States. The amount of concern coming from overseas that was evidenced by the jubilant posts on fivethirtyeight.com was staggering. I knew that people cared, yes, but I had no idea that they were also waiting with bated breath for the election results.
All I hope now is that he can live up to people’s inflated expectations of him. But then again, it’s not just him, it’s us. As the voters chanted when he won: “Yes, we did!”
Now that people have realized the power they hold, maybe there’s a much brighter future on the horizon. Perhaps it’s time for me to start printing out those citizenship application forms. 