america, we have come so far

no matter which way you vote, you cannot deny that we witnessed history last night

we have come so far as a nation. this is something to celebrate.

even 60 years ago, an african american could barely even dream of one day becoming president. we are getting closer and closer to living out the phrase that all "are created equal."

and this is something to celebrate.

i am also very proud of the grace that the mccain camp showed last night. the talk of working together and respect and . . . simply just graciousness. i was impressed.

this is something to celebrate.

i was touched by the tears and the pride that so many americans displayed last night. i was awed at the sheer number of voters that turned out. humbled by how much passion people who aren't even members of our country showed (a friend of mine cried last night and he isn't even from america. he's from britain).

this is beautiful. and this is something to celebrate.

america spoke loudly last night. they want change. the results of the votes cast reflect this. our new president elect made a lot of promises to bring that change on his campaign trail. let's support him and remind him and stand by him and help him as he works to fulfill those promises of a better america, a better future and a better world.

he and his family have quite a task ahead of them. our economy, healthcare, global reputation and national pride are slowly going down the toilet. he will be handed all of these problems on a silver platter come january. bitterness and anger from those who did not "get their way" during this election are in no way appropriate responses at this time. instead, a sense of community and hard work and hope and the deisre for progress which are spoken about so greatly as part of the american spirit should be put to use here. i believe in humanity and i know it is possible for people to put differences aside in order to work together to fix what is broken in our culture, in our society, and in our politics.


and this is something to celebrate.