Thank you, America! :D

[aeshna_uk]

It's been a very long night and, while the pub was fabulous until they switched the TV off at 2:45am, I've been to far less partisan pantos (though the cheering and booing at the TV was a LOT of fun)!!! ;) But it was all worth it in the end and it looks like, visas permitting, I might be getting to go to a country with a sane and educated leader. It's been a long time coming and the ride won't always be smooth, but I suddenly feel an awful lot more comfortable about things to come.

Not going to bed just yet - still watching things dribble in at the last and I've booked tomorrow off work. But I do feel oddly fuzzy about events across the Pond. Thank you to everybody who made that possible. :)

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[eumenidis.livejournal.com]

The actual work of repairing the damage the Republicans have left hasn't begun yet, but when Obama *won*, & by such a definite & incontestable majority--I have a feeling of real hope, & for the first time in many years I also feel proud of America.

--Excuse me, I'm getting misty-eyed. Again.

[aeshna_uk]

**hugs** It's going to be a lot of work but I think you now genuinely have someone with enough wit and intelligence to see things through to a better place. Let's hope the current imbecile doesn't leave him too much (extra) mess to deal with....

[eumenidis.livejournal.com]

It's difficult to *overstate* how much of a dork Dubya is, but in fairness, he didn't make the whole mess, or by himself. (I will give him a major share of the credit for gutting the Constitution though.) I hope that Mr. Obama does have the wisdom & intelligence we need to at least well-started on the work we have ahead, & the charisma to keep us motivated. But I *do* have hope, & even a little faith in America now.