Sí! Se puede!

Obama wins.. maybe the world CAN change..

Disclaimer: a break from my usual web oriented ramblings to give my 2cents regarding the US election..

For a long time leading up to the most recent presidential elections in the US I tried my utmost to avoid even having an opinion... I can't vote in their election, I can't change it - so I resigned myself to trying to stay emotionally detached from it. The best way I could think of to achieve this was to NOT read about it, nor watch it.

Two things brought me around to following the elections: 1) Obama's super effective rhetoric coupled with 2) an overwhelming repulsion that someone as absurd as Sarah Palin had even a snowflakes chance in hell of being anywhere near a decision making position in the White House. These two factors convinced me to follow the election and as expected, I became somewhat emotionally attached to the idea of Obama being president.

So, let's just say that waking up this morning (on my second last day in Barcelona) was a delight, due completely to the success of the Obama campaign. In a world like today's world, where there is so much going wrong, it is heartening to see a campaign focussed on change (and one might argue hope) successfully effecting this kind of landslide victory.

To quote Obama from his acceptance speech, "this victory is not the change we seek" - Here's to hoping that over the next four years he really does effect some serious change in the policies that the US has perpetrated throughout the world and in their own backyard.

Sí! Se puede! Ahora esperamos que con el poder vengan los cambios.

Link bait:

• Celebrations in Kenya: great photo slideshow
• Obama's acceptance speech
• Monitter: Obama, Mccain, Exit Poll and Landslide