History

Well I'm a week late in getting to this, but I wanted to comment on what a historic time it is in America. We've chosen our first black President, Barack Obama. Many people alive today never thought it would happen in their lifetime, but here it is. It's done.

I arrived to vote as the polling place opened at 6 a.m. There were at least 300 people in line in front of me. It was amazing to see such great voter turnout. As I waited in line, there was an African American lady behind me. She looked to be probably 45 years old I'd guess. She was beaming, just so very happy. Almost to herself, she was saying "I never thought I'd see this day - this is amazing" and it was really moving to see how profoundly Obama's candidacy had affected her.

I hope this marks the fall of yet another barrier toward racial equality. I think each succeeding generation does a little bit better than the last. It's wonderful to think that for our kids, the idea of a black President won't even be the slightest bit controversial - it'll just be "normal". Amazing.