For the first time in eight years, I'm witnessing a nation that has voted based on hope rather than fear. No longer willing to be persuaded by the Karl Rovian policies of "you should be scared because..." that put Bush in office, today we have a new modern world leader (emphasis on the words 'world' and 'modern') who ran an incredible campaign on the fact that we as a nation can--and will--recapture the philosophical ideals of the country: tolerance, religious freedom, science and education, a desire to understand and respect other cultures and nations, unity, and most importantly, a thirst to question, challenge, and listen. As shown by the voters, Barack Obama appeals to the best of our humanity, rather than the worst. He has the power to take us into the future, and I, like the rest of the world, can't wait for him to get started.
What the Brits thought:
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Where the pictures of the Ockleshaw family? You can't be out and about all the time! Let David and Marcia take a bow on the Ockleshow.
It was wonderful to share a week with Alice et al(ex) in London - great food, theater and company - and to be there as the election results came through. My favorite headline came from a street paper - "America is almost cool again".
Re: Almost being cool again, I blame our long Puritanical history of trying to curry favor with the Almighty rather than trying to breathe new life into skiffle, or bringing back Bermuda shorts.
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