so i thought i had nothing to write about...

tonight! then i read the letter than barack obama wrote to his daughters!

if he lives up to his promises and to what he says he is passionate about, then i doubt anyone will disagree with me when i say that he will probably be the most influential and successful president in modern history...

this is a man with morals (and i hope i am not choking on this statement in years to come), with principles, with backbone and with a desire to really change things! and not just things that will benefit him, but all of those people he represents!

i am rarely moved by politicians - god knows, there is not much reason to be moved by any of those recently holding office, either here or further afield - but this is someone i like! not sure exactly what it is! i don't know much about his policies - i know a bit more about him (as i was fascinated to read about him) - i know a bit more about his humble beginnings...

what i do know is what i heard him say in his victory speech, and what he has written to his daughters: he loves his family, they are important to him, he loves america but is not deluded into thinking it can stand still, he is not arrogant in thinking that america will prosper by sitting back and letting things unfold - this is someone who wants to take things on with both hands, get those hands dirty and look back and reflect on a job well done....

i hope when he says 'yes we can' he's right! the world, not just america, has needed someone like him for a long time...

it's funny too as i write this - there hasn't been much penned about his race! well, not that i have read...for once it seems that people have looked past the superficial (not saying that race is superficial - on the contrary, but judging someone because of it is most certainly 'shallow' at best) and truly thought about the sort of country they want to live in....

oh how times are a changing!