Obama Wins Election

As the final days of the campaign ran its course, there was the distinct feeling that Senator Barack Obama of our state of Illinois would win the election. In another online discussion group, I predicted that Sen. Obama would win 338 Electoral College Votes. While I fully supported Senator John McCain for his abilities in National security issues and especially for his stance on the pro-life issue, I am an American and appreciate that the country of Lincoln fought for the rights of any American of the appropriate age to run for President. There is to be no encumbrance to race, color or religious affiliation when running for the highest office in the land.

I wish Senator Obama well. I do hope that he moves more toward the centrist, conservative demeanor that he displayed at Harvard (according to Professor Ogletree his former mentor at Harvard Law School). It came down to the primary reasons of the economy (doesn't it usually?) and the ability to link Senator McCain with the Bush presidency.

Now there is the hope that the Senate does not become a supermajority with 60 Democrats, or perhaps that would be a good thing, because then we can see if the Democrats can solve the nation's woes and not have partisanship to blame for any failures to "change" our country for the better.

I am guessing that no one will mispronounce his name like I predicted almost four years ago prior to President Bush's second inauguration in 2005, when Senator Kennedy called him Senator Osama.

We'll see if we start moving in a positive direction.