obama fever

well i've been swept away by the obama fever.

i even spoke to people who have been to breakfast parties with o(ba)m(a)lettes... hmm

but what i have after the whole fiasco is hope. hope that a new era is coming, hope that people can make a difference and hope that change is coming. i'm guessing that this maybe as good as it gets with regards to politics and from now on we'll be seeing a decline in policy and perhaps more of the same frustrations as before.

but when i read of 10,000+ people hearing the call and giving up their time and effort, unpaid, to try to bring about change in the states through talking to people. millions. millions of voters and even the billions of the world getting quite involved in this political contest, you can't help but be affected.

my pal, the angry african, sums it up all too well here: http://angryafrican.net/2008/11/04/crying-and-alone-in-my-room/

i didn't think change was going to happen. now all i keep hearing is the words of sam cooke ringing through my ears... it's been a long time coming indeed.