Whoo-ee! President-Elect Obama......the only thing that would sound better than that would be President Obama.......76 days till that happens! Got back from Grant Park and I am still not down off Cloud Nine yet. For the first time in my life, my uncompromised choice of Presidential candidate made it! And the feeling of being one with 125,000 people--diverse in age, race, gender, occupation, yet united in joy and purpose--all together on one fenced-in piece of land in the presence of possibly the most transformational figure of our time? Simply indescribable! I have hope for America: social equality, fiscal responsibility, the end of unrestrained and unregulated greed, pride across all demographic groups, health care for all, accountability, transparency, honesty and mutual respect on the world stage. And I have hope for emerging governments--if we can transcend our racial differences (and, for VP, religious difference), surely other nations can rethink and shatter tribal-rivalry-driven politics. Yes we did, and yes we will continue to do!