Edited at 2008/11/05 12:43:05 PST
I have a hard time imagining this being anything other than a landslide come November.
Yep.
This is an historic election, and I recognize the special significance it has for African-Americans and for the special pride that must be theirs tonight.
Wow.
Yeah, uh, hey John... Being the first western nation to elect a minority leader is actually pretty significant even to people who aren't black, and even many people who aren't American. America has proven that we are still the world leaders in democracy and civil rights. We have once again set an example for the world to follow, and we will be setting many more examples in the coming years. Around the world, the contempt for America created by the Bush administration is already reversing and turning back into admiration. We should all be very proud of that.
On a sad note, California's Proposition 8 passed, stripping gays of their right to marry. But America will correct this mistake too. I predict that within ten years, we will have a national constitutional amendment banning discrimination against gays, rendering any remaining state amendments null and void.