Relieved and Happy...

that is how I feel.

What a day it was yesterday and the day before! Obama is our president elect and I couldn’t be happier! There are so many amazing things about this. First off it means Bush is on his way out. How amazing is that. And people were cheering around the world when it was announced that Obama won. That says a lot to me. So many countries have been so angry with us after going into Iraq based on Bush’s lies. We can finally get some respect back.

Secondly, we elected the first African American as president of the United States. This is a true historic moment, probably one of the most that I will see in my lifetime. Just as Elliot will never understand the impact that I feel from it, I can never understand the impact that so many older African Americans feel from it. My friend Adrienne said, “i never thought i would see this day and i only wish my parents and grandparents were here to experience it with me...i remember when the civil rights law was passed...i remember sitting in the back of the bus...i remember the first time a child and an adult called me the "n" word (i was 5 years old and i didn't understand)...i remember sitting in the balcony of the movie theater...there were no signs in nebraska you just knew...knew you weren't welcome and i remember when i would have been discouraged from talking with so many of you on flickr...tonight represents so many things to me and the rest of the world and i'm proud of this country. i hope we can all come together to make this place work for everyone...not just for a few... my heart is full...” I am blessed to know Adrienne, she is a true inspiration. As I think I said in a previous blog, I am happy for the Obama family, for my family, for this country and for African Americans in America. We are all one. And we all want what is best for our country.

I do not wish to inflict my views on anybody, but I do wish people would at least give Obama a chance, before they talk about him as if he has already ruined this country. The Bush administration has done some serious damage to this country and our economy, and I think the only way to go, now, is up. It is such a glorious feeling to know, we actually have a chance at America doing better. Obama is going to deal with some mighty big issues and I think it will take some time before we will see true positive changes, but he is our president elect and by bad mouthing and making assumptions, we cannot support or help him with the struggles this country is up against.