The Grumpy Geek

Congratulations to President-Elect Barack Obama.  This is a defining moment in US history for many reasons, but it is also good to see that the people have spoken decisively and we will not have a repeat of the election challenges of the recent past.

I have been impressed with this campaign in that the issue of race has not been a major factor.  In less than 50 years we have gone from de-facto segregation being the norm (in parts of the country) to an African-American president.  Living in a city that experienced racially-motivated riots in the last decade I have a renewed hope that we can put the pain of racial discrimination behind us.  So, congratulations to the people for moving on.

I still have concerns about the President-Elect’s policies but I think he was the better choice of the two candidates with a serious chance.  He’s got his shot, let’s hope he lives up to the promise.