John McCain, Closing Thoughts

McCain's concession speech was excellent. He seemed really sincere, and I choose to believe that he was sincere and not just a good actor. I have nothing but respect for that guy. I have always said that if a republican is to win, I'm glad its John McCain. Its just that when you elect John McCain, you're electing the entire party and all of the baggage that comes with it. Clearly, we don't need any of that baggage.

My only real objection to McCain's policies was his desire for offshore drilling. That's not solving the problem, that's just delaying the solution. We need to stop using oil. Creating another source of it doesn't push us towards reducing our dependence on it. If there was any chance of me voting for him to begin with, I don't know if that was big enough to dissuade me. Fortunately, I don't have to figure it out.

Obama's speech was historical, as is the entire event. I'm so happy that I got out and voted, and that my county (and ultimately the state) voted blue. In elections past, I wasn't very interested. This time is different though, and it feels good to be part of the process. At least in the heat of this moment, I intend to take a more active interest in certain things. I don't know if this motivation will last more than a few hours, but we'll see.

Let the change begin.

Election Good News and Bad News

CNN projects that Obama will be president, so people apparently have voted against ending the world. That's good news. Exciting stuff.

Unfortunately, I am embarassed to be a resident of the state of Florida where, as of this writing, 62% of the people have voted to ban gay marriage. Its ridiculous and, as I already said, embarassing.

Just voted... woo hoo!

We left the house a few minutes after 3pm. We got to the polls, voted, and got home by 3:50. Excellent!

The ballot could've been more clear:

Do you want the world to end?
YES - REP
NO - DEM

Let the CNN coverage begin!