Words cannot express the happiness that I feel right now–I never thought I would get this emotionally involved in politics or world events.  But when I’m reading articles about Obama’s election yesterday, I feel myself literally tearing up every time.  Obama won the U.S. presidency by a landslide, and I am so proud of our country and the fact that our democracy actually worked out.  I’ll be the first one to admit that I was not always a supporter of Obama, and in retrospect I’m not sure how strongly I should believe in valuing experience over vision.  I think there is something to be said about dreaming big. Obama’s heart is in the right place, and I believe that he has the intelligence to ask for expertise, and the courage to do what he thinks is right.