Obama! Obama! Obama! Yes! Yes! Yes!

I can't believe it! I don't even really have the words to describe how powerful it felt to know that my own country, a country I had been so disgusted/disappointed/not proud of for so many years, had a majority of its citizens stand up and vote Barack Obama into the 44th President of the United States! It was proud night and I cried seeing all the images of people in this country and all over the world exploding with cheers and joy because the day had finally come when Americans did the right thing! Bravo and love to everyone who campaigned for both candidates, (yes, even for John McCain), reported and blogged about this two year race to the White House, and for all those who went to the polls yesterday and voted! I've never been prouder! So for today, let everyone bask in the glory of this monumental election and the promise of Obama's presidency. But when we wake up tomorrow, I hope everyone understands that it's time to roll up our sleeves again and get cracking with executing of plans and ideas because we've got a lot of work to do to correct the wrongs of the last eight years (even if it takes the next few decades to do that)!

Go Obama! You deserve it!

P.S. Even though I'm happy about the results of the presidential race last night, I am deeply disappointed that half of the registered voters in California chose to pass Prop. 8, chose to discriminate against LGBT individuals and their right to marry whomever they please, whenever they choose. But I'm not discouraged because it means that those of us who support civil rights for all will have to fight that much harder to make civil rights, including the right to marry, secure for everyone! Don't give up!