Just a Quick Celebration...

On Tuesday, we had our election day, and the results for the presidential race came in remarkably quickly. Unlike previous elections, in which the results came in about midnight or the next day, by 9:00, Obama had already been declared the winner by a large margin. In the end, he won by a huge margin of 349 electoral votes for Obama to merely 163 votes for McCain. He also won the popular vote by a handy margin of 7% over McCain. Because of that, we now have our very first African-American President-elect. Personally, I think he is going to make an excellent president, and, judging by his margin of victory and the million+ people at his acceptance speech, a very popular one as well. So hats off to Obama for winning this election, and in doing so, making history!
(Sorry, this probably* sounds a bit faked, but I can't really express my excitement without sounding totally juvenile.) \m/
*oops

Guess What? It's...

Guess what? It's That time of year again: the one, the only, Election Day!(of this year anyways) So, at least, here in California, there are a bunch of controversial propositions on the line here. One of them is the infamous PROP 8. Basically, since the courts recently legalized gay marriage, saying it is a constitutional right, these people are now going to, guess what, put a clause in the state constitution, stating that marriage is exclusively defined as a union between a man and a woman. I, for one, disagree with it, but people are entitled to their opinions. Next, sort of (not really) tying in with prop 8, is Prop 2, which basically forces farms to provide larger cages for animals raised for food. Apparently, (I just listen to their propaganda) current conditions don't allow animals enough room to move around or even wiggle. I am an idealistic child, so I guess I'm going with this one. Another proposition on the ballot is Prop 10, is a 10 billion dollar energy plan passed by an oil tycoon, that along with researching alternative sources of energy, would earmark half of the money for subsidies on the aforementioned tycoon's natural gas for use in cars. I disagree with this plan, mainly because it basically uses natural gas that could be more effectively used elsewhere, but also because it doesn't have a provision for nuclear power, which I am a proponent of. Most of the rest I don't quite get, but, for the record, I do support Prop 1A, which would approve the construction of a high-speed train system connecting Sacramento, San Francisco, and L.A., which would reduce pollution caused by the cars it replaces. Anyways, that's all for now! By the way, OBAMA FTW!