We did it!

November 4th, Super Tuesday. I hadn't planned on shedding tears that day, I wasn't expecting to sob like a baby, but I did.
It made me soooo extremely happy that the message of discontent was heard loud and clear. The American Voters rose to the occasion in record numbers ( that in itself was cause for celebration) and voted out the Bush Administration and voted in Barack Obama, who will on Jan. 20, 2009 take the podium and be sworn into office as Americas first black president, along with Joe Biden as his right-hand man.
I'm not one to rub salt into the wounds of my Republican friends and family, I'm not that type of person. But this is, however, my Blog so I can write what I want **neener neener neener**
Obama is a politician, I'm not losing sight of that, so I can say with certainty that somewhere during his campaign he may have stretched the truth or committed to do something he won't get done. But that's the game of politics so we all sort of expect that to happen. I don't think he's the Messiah, I don't worship him, I don't drool over him ( although he's a lot easier on the eyes than JDubya), but I DO respect him and I DO have hopes in him. Anyone in his shoes has to be given respect, I mean, how many in the Aryan nation are sitting at home mastering plans to kill him? Probably several. He knows this, yet he did it anyways. I feel he wants to make changes in our country so badly that he put his life in danger to make it happen. Let's be frank here, there are way too many people that still believe that black folks aren't smart enough, aren't literate enough, aren't nice enough to be in leadership positions. Today black folks in the South continue to wake up to burning crosses in their yards. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Yet here is one man, a Senator from Illinois who could have just been happy enough to settle for Senator. But nope, not him. Positive thoughts, a lot of friends, great determination and the support of his family gave him the strength to do what no black man before him could ever do: Run for president.
Through time black boys and girls that wanted to grow up to be president were giggled at, some nicer folks would pat them on the back and say, "no sweetie, you can't be president." But now, parents of these children can now say for sure, " Honey, you can be ANYTHING you want to be" and they can say it with certainty. Less than 50 years ago blacks couldn't even vote, even though they paid income taxes, even POLL TAXES, yet they couldn't vote. And now, look at what we have here. Like the saying goes, "Karma is a bitch".
Again, I don't expect world peace, the end to global warming or the cure to cancer while he's in office. Heck, if Travis can just keep his job during Obama's presidential term I'll be happy. But the thing that excites me the most is that even through all the Republican mud-slinging, the world already seems to be a kinder place. And if the only thing that changes in the next 4 or 8 years is that the people of America can get along better and open their hearts and minds to others, then that would be one of Obama's biggest accomplishments.
And it warms my heart to know that my kids will never grow up thinking that a black president is a novelty. To them, it will be normal. And that makes my heart happy. Now, if Hillary takes over after Obama, then I really will die a happy woman.
I'd like to end this with giving some props to Sen. John McCain. His speech Tuesday night was great. He was dignified and that spoke volumes to me. As for Sarah Palin, well, maybe she can get a job in Hollywood being the stunt double for Tina Fey. ;)