Election 08

i am soooo proud to be a part of this historical event!

i don't want to get into politics here, but i'm also not one to censor my feelings/opinions because of being afraid of what others will say/think

i come from a family FULL of republicans - my brother Joe & I are the black sheep of the family because we don't always vote republican - just to vote republican.....i also work with a TON of hard-core republicans.....shoot, my BFF is a republican!

i value each & everyone of my friends & families opinions!

and as i tell them...
i am NOT a democrat!

there are things that Obama stands for, that i don't agree with

there are values & morals that McCain has, that i also have & support

but i don't vote for an individual, just because he/she is a democrat/republican....i vote for who i think will do what's best for this country....who i feel will work for the people & will do whatever it takes to turn this country around....and i think Obama will


i'm proud to say that i cast my vote for him!

and i have to admit, i'm surprised by the numbers...

51% of white America voted for Obama!
53% of households making $200,000 or more voted for Obama!


Curtis & i didn't really let the kids know who we would be voting for.....they'd talked about both candidates at school.....Jaden even got to participate in a mock election.....without having a clue who his parents would be voting for, he chose Obama - saying "i'm Barack Obama's biggest fan!" ~teehee~ (McCain won the school)

Gabby showed a lot of interest in the election - not so much on who we'd b voting for, she just wanted to know about the candidates....if they had kids, what their wives names were, where they live & how to spell their name ;0).....especially the night that Obama came to Harrisonburg - when we got home that night, Gab wanted to see a picture of Obama, and then of course of McCain too.....she so did not want to go to bed last night either - she begged to stay up & see who won....but i explained to her that it would b pretty late before we knew for sure....i was so tempted to wake her up once Obama was declared the winner, just to give her the news - but i didn't ;0)

it definitely was a close race if u look at the popular vote (which i wish we would - i don't agree with the whole electoral votes thing)....America is ready for change, ready to thrive again, ready to be proud of this country again!

and i'm excited to see what's in store for our future!

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edited to say...thx to BC who posted this about this today
well said!!!