We Are Already The New America

Assuming you haven’t stumbled in off of an ice flow and logged on to this site before checking the election news, you are already aware that Barack Obama made history tonight as he was elected to be the 44th President of the United States. If not, sorry for the spoilers.

Much has been made about how Obama represents a new America, and that’s absolutely true - but the key word here is “represent.”

As we all watch in awe at the kind of man Obama has become and the kind of campaign he ran, don’t forget that it was we, the voters, who elected him.

Obama represents a new era in American life, with less racism, more forward-thinking, an embrace of new technology, and a promise to bring us all together into the future through innovation.

But Obama alone did not make those things happen - Obama presented them to the American people, but, as has happened so often in the past, that could never have succeeded if Americans weren’t ready to stand up and grab that ring.

As historic as Obama’s victory is, please don’t forget that it is also a symbol for a historic change in our people, a return to our political values, a monumental growth and change in our mindset, and hopefully a paradigm shift in the character of our nation.

We are already the new America, and now we’ve chosen a great President to lead us. But in all of the hype, don’t forget that the change came first in you, and that there are no limits to how far that can take us.

-Jeff