After much buildup and hoopla, the presidential election of 2008 finally is over America and the people have spoken. Barack Obama of Illinois beat John Mccain of Arizona by a convincing margin and will become our next president come 01/20/09. A few thoughts:
First I must say I am pretty pleased that the election is finally over. Listening to Obama and Mccain sling mud at each other for the past few months got really repetitive really quickly, and it seemed that every move the candidates made was covered not just in depth but to the point of over analyzing. I also found it funny how after the result of the election had been determined that Mccain and Obama then lavished praise on the other candidate. Watching that on the news Tuesday night I found myself thinking these two have been bashing eachother for months and now they praise eachother?
This election will be remembered for a long time, not only because it gave us the first non-white president but it was also the first time a woman ran for vice president on either one of the major tickets. I understand that all of this has been said already but this really is a historic moment for America, and I think we all should take at least a moment to think about the significance of this election as we move forward.
Looking ahead, Senator Obama will have some challenges ahead. We have seen him talk the talk, and now people are going to expect him to walk the walk. It should prove interesting to see how much of his proposed legislation he is able to push through. As a citizen of America I hope that he can lead our country in a positive direction.
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