bye-bye bush

It's hard not to be overawed by the immensity and momentousness of it all. Even Dubya must be astonisherated. It's taken this long for Black America to produce a president, but they've finally done it. I think it shows there's still a place for ideals like equality and justice in the world, and for that Americans deserve to be proud of themselves.

The thing about the US is that more than any other nation it was founded on values, not just thirst for power, wealth, people or land, and it has sacrificed much for its values. Without those values there might still be slaves, Europe might be facist, Asia might be communist, and the world might be worse off. 

Still, it remains to be seen how President-elect Obama will handle the mess he's inherited; it's not a pretty sight, and it's going to take more than just solid competence to clean up after Bush. Now, I guess the world's just holding its breath, waiting in hope.