"In an American election, there are NO losers..."

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"In an American election there are no losers, because each of us wakes up in the morning still Americans, and there is no better privilege, no greater blessing in this life on earth."from Senator John Kerry's concession speech. I think these are VERY true words. It is such a blessing to be an American. We are such a blessed nation. Now, most of us will get behind President-elect Obama and give him the best boost up that we can, so that hopefully he will do the best job for us that he can. One thing that I wish everyone would take note of, especially those who feel the country is hopelessly racist and can never change. (Yes, I know and understand that there are still plenty of instances of racism, but we need to step back and look at the whole, big picture, take courage from what we see in that picture, and swear ourselves to the task of improving it even more.) The pictures I saw on TV during President-elect Obama's victory speech was one of the most touching and proud moments for me as an American. That huge group of thousands in Grant Square was not all black. I'm not even sure it was mostly black. It was not divided into sections of blacks and sections of whites. It seemed clear that people were not necessarily standing with someone they knew, but were just standing where they could find space, and they were all mixed. Black, white, black, white, white, white, black, black, white, black, black, black. It was a BEAUTIFUL sight! I voted for McCain, as many of you know already. But I was proud and thrilled, as we all should be, at the sight of that crowd, and the fact that it is true, we are ALL still AMERICANS. I was born in 1957. It's now 2008. That's 51 years -- from nearing the end of SEGREGATION to black and white together, electing a black President of the US. Where else on earth could such a thing happen THAT FAST? I know, it was a long time, too long. BUT, where else would it happen in only 50 years -- less than 50 years?Americans should no longer discuss race in terms of all the bad. We can now hold our heads high and discuss race in terms of unity, and moving forward into that place where as Dr King dreamed, we judge only by the contents of the heart and not by the color of our skin. The racists in this country are NOW in the MINORITY. We don't have to consider them anymore, because we, as a nation, are overcoming our past.