On Victory…

November 6, 2008 on 6:58 pm | In culture, people, politics | No Comments

I spent Tuesday in Philadelphia, “getting out the vote”.  I place that term in quotes because almost every person I spoke with had already voted.  Among the hundreds of doors I knocked on, I did not encounter a single registered voter that was choosing not to vote.  This kind of widespread enthusiasm is the reason that American voters chose Barack Obama over John McCain by a margin of over 7.7 million votes.  And it’s a testament to the inspirational power of President-Elect Obama.  There were college students and professors partying in the streets here in my Baltimore neighborhood—16 of them were even arrested for disorderly conduct!  Let’s see another president draw that kind of response after winning an election!  I am very happy to have played a part in a truly uplifting moment in American history.  Even with the economy in the toilet, this is the most hopeful I’ve ever felt about this country, and I dare even say it’s brightened my outlook for mankind in general.  President Barack Hussein Obama.  I like the sound of that.

Edit: It turns out that the one person stunned by a police taser gun at the Charles Village celebration was actually a McCain supporter who was just trying to get back to his apartment. Way to go, Baltimore City Police Department!