I'm back!

I know I know, I took a very long hiatus from blogging. Somehow it seems like when I don't blog for a couple of days in a row, I don't feel like I can really sit down without blogging ALL of what's been going on. This keeps going for a couple of weeks until I basically forget everything that's been going on and figure I'll start afresh.

Yesterday was decision day in our country. I couldn't wait until too late to vote, so I showed up at the polls around 9:30. I was there for an hour and 20 minutes, and as I stood in line with over 100 other American citizens waiting to cast their vote, I felt a huge sense of pride for our country. Despite the pessimism I had felt about the future of this country, (especially if it was to be put into the hands of a certain Senator from Illinois), it was inspiring to see so many people waiting in line, feeling the immense responsibility and importance of choosing the next leader of the greatest country on earth. To be honest, I'm not sure why so many people were able to place their faith in a man we as a nation hardly know. The impression that I get is that so many are simply dissatisfied with the way things are, and they saw John McCain as "more of the same". In fact, I think Obama ran his campaign very well. All the platform he really needed was: "change ... change ... change ..." and "we need change", and 6 million Americans fell in lock step. But the problem is that promises of change are just that--promises. Does anyone really know what Obama will do in the White House?

Despite my previous pessimism, I am feeling strangly optimistic today. Although Barack Obama was not my chosen candidate, good things have and will come out of this election. While I dislike every platform he ran on, I hope Mr. Obama can be successful and do good things for this country. Only time will tell. If nothing else, there's only 2 years until we can return conservatism to Washington.