The Day After Yesterday
I feel a little bit guilty that today is my turn to write a post here, and I’m not sure what to do with it.
I am so happy about how the election turned out yesterday that I can’t even begin to describe to you how I am feeling.
I know that not all of you voted for Obama. Maybe some of you didn’t vote at all. (Especially if you’re not from the USA.) But I did. I voted, and I voted for Obama. Why? Because I think he is fantastic. I think that he will do what he promises. I think that Obama is the change that America needs.
And he won!
What does this mean for us? It means that we can have hope. Hope that the economy will turn around. Hope that the unemployment rate will go down. Hope that the end of this war will soon be in sight. Hope for better healthcare for everyone. And HOPE that we can finally be proud to be Americans again.
This is our victory. No matter who you are or where you are from. We did this, and we can be proud.
Thank you for voting everyone. You helped elect a president, you helped make history, and you helped create change.
November 5th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
And HOPE that we can finally be proud to be Americans again.
Some of us have NEVER stopped being proud to be Americans.
November 5th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
i’m not american, but i do believe in obama. i believe that he will do as he has promised.
November 5th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
I’ve always been proud to be an American. Political leaders do not change that for me. And I’ve always had hope for a brighter future. I think that regardless of which person ends up in office, that’s a hope that I will always have because for me it comes from a lot of places and not just one political leader. I’m certainly not trying to be disagreeable. I’m just saying that I don’t think we have any more reason to hope for anything than we already did before. Hope is always available.
November 5th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
@melanie - yes hope is always available, but this is a different kind of hope. a more palpable, concrete hope.
the feeling i’m experiencing at my college campus is just amazing, i wish this kind of ‘high’ everyone is feeling towards democracy and our nation’s future could be bottled and then sold to our allies & enemies.
everyone needs to feel this good, all the time!
November 5th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Australians can finally looks at Americans with some degree of respect, after a decade of mockery and snickering. Good on you voters.
November 5th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Hi girls! I feel I’m so behind… I can’t believe I was missing reading you guys!!
Adding you to my reader and my blogroll!
And well, I didn’t vote because oops! I am from Latin America, but all of my support goes to the elected President of the US.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:09 am
I’m a Brit who has lived in America, and I am so happy by the result, I can’t even tell you. The past eight years have taken the shine off the US somewhat for me, and this feeling, this hope for the future, is something I haven’t felt in a long time in relation to it. I know there’s a long way to go and this one event has not solved everything, but it’s an excellent start.
November 6th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
I hear you Jess! I cried when I watched Obama’s acceptance speech, and I agree that I feel like I can finally start feeling proud of being an American and not so ashamed of what we do in this country.