Yes We Can!
President Barack Obama.
Obviously everyone knows this by now, and I’m trying not to talk about it in BlackBerry shorthand. I am surprised it went so easily; I had so much of that democratic paranoia after the last two elections. When they called my home state (Pennsylvania) early in the night, I was concerned–were they jinxing it, like with Florida back in 2000? But state after state turned blue, and the large ones that turned red might have made the map look intimidating, but they lacked the electoral votes to make a difference.
John McCain’s concession speech was classy. If he had been that John McCain since summer, he could have been president-elect right now, but he chose to go a dirtier route and pick the Pitbull. McCain is not a bad guy. I have nothing but respect for him, and I am glad that he conceded with couth. His audience hurt my soul a little bit, but McCain knows that what happened will be good for the country, so he’s not going to be a sore loser about it. Thank you.
I’m looking forward to listening to Obama’s speech at midnight, but, to be honest, I will probably be in pajamas by then.
America, we’ve voted for change.
Congratulations!
