Election

Suffice to say, I was incredibly bummed this year to miss out on the election. Not so much the months leading up to it, but the energy of the first Tuesday in November every 4 years is in a world of its own, especially in what will likely be one of the most important elections of my life. Dropping my mail-in ballot in the Royal Post box just wasn't the same as standing in line and getting my Democracy on.

It has been interesting the past few months watching from a distance and through the filter of British newspapers. In fact if I hadn't been home during the primary season I probably would have never known John McCain was even running. The people here love Obama. Below are two papers from the morning after the election:



Say what you will about Obama, but people are going nuts all over for him. Obviously there are some lofty expectations for the man, but at least people are excited and involved. And if people outside our country are exicted that's a good start.

We did our part over here to be part of the historal night, including staying up until 3 am until the result was all but official. It wasn't nearly as awesome as my usual tradition of leaving work early, casting my vote with my fellow citizens, and eating Chipotle while watching CNN for 5 hours. But I'm just happy I got to witness it at all, and hopefully those of you back home embraced the opportunity to take part.