What Now?

OK, people. We did it. We elected a president with a first-class intellect, a record of working for the little guy, and the temperament to face crises with the mature judgement that has been sadly lacking in Washington in recent years. As a bonus, he happens to be African-American, and it’s about time that barrier fell.

As we watched Wolf Blitzer declare Barack Obama the President-Elect, Keeper and I sat in silence, as did the CNN panelists who just moments before had been conducting a giddy gabfest.

It was only a few seconds before Keeper began to crow, “I told you so!” and the pundits began speculating about what the Obama presidency will look like.

But in that few moments of stunned silence, I began to cry. I cried for my country, for the mess it has become. I cried for my fellow Americans, people of color, who never thought they’d see this…(Read more)