11/4/08

on tuesday november 4th, 2008, gibson celebrated his first year of life. he got a magical stuffed duck toy that combined stuffed animal, squeaker, rope and ball. he enjoyed a special birthday dinner with chicken and cheese added to his kibble. he got to hang out with amy and karl, 2 people that engage his craziness and he loved every minute of it.

but we all got a very special present yesterday, the gift of a new president we can believe in. for the first time in my voting experience, there was a candidate i truly supported, not just selected as the lesser of two (or more) evils. even more historic, the candidate i chose actually won, and by a fair enough margin that the other candidate conceded by 10pm. added bonus: he's a sox fan!

barack and michelle's harvard law advisor was on comedy central last night and made an excellent point: the winner of the presidential election has a special obligation to keep this newly engaged nation engaged; to keep that interest and momentum going and make government something to be positively enthusiastic about, instead of ignorantly ambivalent. i look forward to obama's efforts in that respect because i believe he can accomplish that task.

i'm excited that our baby will arrive when it will be completely expected to have a black president. i said that yesterday morning, and i'm glad to see that baby will SEE a black president, not just a candidate. i'm excited that our next president has a real, human side. i'm excited that he is our generation's kennedy, but i'm hoping he doesn't follow in kennedy's footsteps. i'm excited to be hopeful in our nation's future.