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It’s been nearly two days since Barack Obama gave his victory speech, and I think I’m finally starting to re-emerge from the post-election afterglow I’ve felt since then.  Yes we did!  I’ll avoid rehashing what others have already stated more elequently elsewhere.  Suffice it to say that I believe Obama will do everything in his power to begin addressing our economic problems, our broken healthcare system, and our damaged reputation abroad.  How exciting, to see people around the globe celebrating his election as a symbol of hope for America and a sign of better things to come!

I’m proud that we’re going to have an intelligent, forward-looking man in the White House, and I can’t remember the last time I felt so patriotic.  The first president my children will remember will be a black man–that’s amazing, given that just a couple of generations ago many parts of this country were still segregated.  I know I’m just one of many who see Obama’s election as a very tangible sign that hope, change, and acceptance are real, are still alive in the hearts and minds of most Americans.  What a delicious, heady brew that is.

And now the work begins: http://change.gov/