Thank You

I am completely blown away by the results of yesterday's election. Putting aside party politics here, regardless of who was the better candidate, the majority of Americans voted for a black man to be president, clearly demonstrating that race simply doesn't matter to most of us anymore. And I firmly believe that the majority that did vote for McCain did so out of belief that he was the better choice, and not out of racism. Sure, there are still probably a few random, ignorant Americans for whom that was the deciding issue, but I think they are few and far between.

I have never felt like racism was an issue at all during my life. I'm not prejudiced and I don't know anyone personally who is. Of course, I haven't known many black people throughout my life either. It just hasn't been a factor in my life, and didn't see why it should be to anyone voting. The bottom line is the color of your skin has nothing to do with the kind of person you are, and anyone with any common sense at all has to know this.

While racism hasn't been an issue in my life, or those close to me, I am familiar with our nation's history, and am so proud to be an American today, to know that for most people, bigotry is demonstratively a thing of the past. To say that I'm proud to be an American today makes me so overwhelmed because the last several years, I have felt anything but proud of my country.

So thank you to Barack Obama, for having the courage and perserverance to pursue this position. You weren't my first choice for President, or even my second (for the record, neither was McCain or Hillary), but I am happy and proud that you will be our Commander in Chief.

Also, thank you to everyone who took the time to vote as well. Yesterday will be a day that goes down in history as a monumental achievement for our nation, and in my opinion, they happen much too rarely. Here's to many more ahead!