As we all know by now, Barack Obama is our next President! This has to be one of the most unanticipated "past views on the American future," where many are claiming that they never thought they'd live to see the day when an African American would become President of the United States. In this article, David Sirota describes how the election is monumental on numerous levels - "the election of the first African American president, the success of a campaign that was more grassroots than any past, and the very bold progressive mandate the country delivered thanks both to the sheer size of the victory and to the candidates making clear this was an ideological choice between Reagan-ism and Roosevelt-ism." Watching the news throughout election night, and even the past couple of days, it has become apparent that the country has already become more united. Obama warns that "This victory alone is not the change we seek - it is only the chance for us to make that change," encouraging America to embrace the opportunity and see what we can create. As McCain said in his concession speech, "The American people have spoken, and they have spoken clearly." I never anticipated such an election would happen in my lifetime, let alone my first year voting, and I have to admit that for the first time in my life, I'm sincerely proud of my country and this monumental change that we've already created.
http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2008114505/obama-moment-america-looks-mirror-and-celebrates
