I'm first going to say, I think this is great. Obama appears to be the most promising president I have ever known. I'm very glad that he will be next in charge. The tyrannical rein of George Jr. will come to an end, and I am full of hope and reasonable amount of expectation that the next 4 years at least will be a big improvement for our country.

Now I have to rant a little. I talked to a few people today. Naturally the conversation ran to Obama. Everybody was all excited. I mean really excited. Kind of scary excited.

First: Lots of black people are excited because he's black. I'm sorry but racism goes both ways. Liking a person because of their skin color, is just as prejudicial as not liking them.

Second: Lots of people are crazy happy because the better man was elected. I'm sorry but I'm merely comfortable with our selecting the best man. That's what's supposed to happen. It's like cheering somebody who drove a car a cross town for the 44th time. Hey That's great! You didn't drive into a building by mistake!

My enthusiasm is largely tempered by the fact that the popular vote only had him six points ahead. That's barley a lead. Certainly nothing to be proud of. It means nearly half of us still voted for more of the same policies we had for the last 8 years. Scary.

Third: In the Senate, Democrats needed to bash the Republicans down to 40 or fewer seats. They didn't. That means that any legislation the the Republicans don't want to see through, still won't. They can still filibuster anything they don't like. That will limit what can be done.

So Instead of being excited, just remember, all we did is barley pass with a C. We didn't come close to getting an A+, or anything really great.

Congratulations world! The United States of America have selected your new leader. You should all be proud.

His name is Barack Hussein Obama II. Born August 4th 1961 in Hawaii, to father Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. of Kenya, and mother Ann Dunham of America. He lived with his mother in Indonesia until he was 10, then was raised by his mother's parents in Hawaii.

After High school he moved on to Occidental College in Los Angles, California. After two Years he transferred to Columbia University in New York City. There he majored in Political Sciences, and specialized in International Relations. He graduated from Columbia in 1982. In 1988 he started in Harvard Law School, becoming an editor and later the first black President of the Harvard Law Review. He graduated with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) magna cum laude in 1991.

In 1992 he started teaching Constitutional Law at the University of Chicago. In 1995 he published a memoir Dreams from My Father. In 1997 he became a State Legislator. In 2005 a Senator. Now in 2009 he will become the first black President of the United States.

After 8 agonizingly long years, we have a leader who doesn't go with his gut. Congratulations to us for not being our usual superficially stupid selves.

Yes that is a dramatic over statement. I'm sure she will find a way to stay politically active. Hell she may even try again in the future. Still this has to be very hard for her.

Hillary Clinton is a woman of vision. 20 years ago she decided she decided she wanted to be the first female President of the United States of America. Well everything worked exactly as planned. Until the very end. This young black guy comes out of nowhere and steals it out from under her. I would want to hurt someone if that happened to me.

A couple of days ago I said that if Obama did not make the general action, I didn't imagine that I would be voting.

After talking with my father about it. I have changed my mind. If everyone who wants Obama decides not to vote, Clinton will only half the Democrats, McCain will have all the Republicans. McCain will win. So even if I don’t think a Republican could possibility win. They would win if everyone followed my previous logic.

So don't pay any attention to my previous silliness. I was being stubborn and childish.

This to me, proves that this man should be the leader of our country. The speech was completely honest, insightful, and intelligent. The racial divide in this country is the single most difficult topic to talk about. Yes.. Even more so than religion. However this man was able to effectively bridge both sides. Something I have never known anyone else to do. Even the revered Martin Luther King Jr. made enemies.

This speech proves that he is the one to heal this country after 8 years of abuse and neglect. This speech was not written by any staff member, but instead by Obama himself. These are the true actual words of the man's opinions. They do not reflect the opinions of the Democratic party. They do not reflect the opinions of his advisory staff. They do not reflect the opinions of his friends or neighbors. They are his words and his ideas. And the fact that they became his speech is proof enough too me that he is not your average politician. He is genuinely new. Hillary, McCain are no different than all the other politicians that have run for office in the last 30+ years. They are beholden to their friends and party's opinions first. Not so much their own, and certainly not to the people's of this country.

In fact if he does not become a candidate in the general elections, I can't even see myself voting. It would just seem wrong.