There are those special times in your life where you feel like you've made a difference. Today is one of those times for me.Today I breathe, I rejoice , I feel proud and I feel relieved. Why ? Because I can see, that we as a society are maturing, we are evolving and progressing to the level we should be. I know the articles both Shade and I wrote pre-election made a difference, I know that we provided relevant points and information and I know we were the difference, whether we just made people sit up and listen, whether we made people stop and think...whether we just provided the facts to assist the decision making process of potential voters...WE MADE A DIFFERENCE.



Yes, Barack Obama has won the USA Presidential Elections, against all odds. I am not American, I am not of colour,but I also know of America's chequered past, especially in regards to racial issues.






Finally, I see a world power who has begun to mature and one who can overlook race,colour,religion. My greatest fear during this election was that the true politics would not be heard nor listened to, that the American society would overlook the potential Barack Obama has to offer to the future of America.




This song is called America is Coming Home
by a very gifted young member
of United In Spirit~Damir



I would be naive if I believed that race or colour would not play a part on either side of the coin, however the American people have come to the party and selected the best candidate for the job on the political policies put forth.








"The question this time was whether a black man could win the presidency. Forty percent of all white Americans hold a negative view of blacks, according to polling by The Associated Press, and two-thirds of white Democrats express racial misgivings. Yet on Election Day, Obama won more than four of every 10 white votes. Americans said yes, we can overcome our original sin. Fifty years from now, President Obama will be remembered for more than the color of his skin. And this moment will never be forgotten."

by Ron Fournier -Washington bureau chief for The Associated Press.










Today,whilst I could not vote, I sat and watched the elections unfold and I know that today is the turning point , today is the beginning of a new era. I have lived history today.
Today is when the rebuilding of America begins, stabilizations of the economy, improved health care, the end of the Iraq war...today, America ,is the beginning of the rest of your lives.



Finally America will truly be United, finally racial prejudice will be replaced by equality, finally America will be what she has the potential to be...a country who practices what it preaches....equal,just,compassionate,strong and caring.








There is strength in unity..

God bless America and all Americans.