Thursday, November 6, 2008

I can come home now!











Early Wednesday morning 6 friends and I stumbled into a well known Beijing tex-mex cantina, "The Saddle" to watch the election returns as the US East coast polls closed.

For Americans abroad, it is difficult to find a Republican amongst us as it seems more liberal minded people are the ones to venture beyond the safe borders of the US for extended periods of time.

A mixed group of ages gathered around and it was interesting to hear the doubt of the 20-somethings toward OBAMAs victory, even as the electoral numbers continued to rise. "I'll believe it when I see it", "I still have a bad feeling"...etc. These poor souls have come of age during 2 disastrous elections filled with hanging chads, voter fraud, and the state of Florida's backwards electoral governance. Those of us who remembered the Clinton era had more confidence that the right man could indeed win, and get the job. I had faith that the system would do right toward people like me, whereas my younger friends had only been disappointed and marginalized by the elections they had participated in.

Indeed, Tuesday was a victory for the USA, for those us us that have fled America under this disastrous president, and for progressive spirited people world wide. So at the big celebration in Beijing on Wednesday night, all Americans agreed, may it is finally safe for us to go home!

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