Obamanon

Yes, folks it's true. America has elected its first black president. But one has to admit, the road to this presidential choice has been an odyssey. I can't help but feel that Obama was chosen not by us, but for us.

And I say this, in part, because I think it's strange that out of all the potentially electable candidates, Republican constituents elected John McCain. What's striking about his loss to Obama is where McCain was precisely one year ago in this race. The heartbeat of McCain's candidacy was slowing. Any of the three other mainstream candidates could have beaten him soundly. Huckabee had this strong show of support from conservatives, though he had only a few million in his pocket to put towards his campaign (people lie, not numbers). And even though Romney had a more than 15 million dollar debt load, he had his charisma and a corporate name behind him. Giuliani? We'll leave that one alone for now. By November 2007, McCain had almost lost.

But the GOP found its beatable mainstream candidate in McCain. Perhaps he was so beatable that Ron Paul delegates had to be hushed at the Republican National Convention. Although, no one told the popular media about this, so maybe it happened, maybe it didn't. What do the delegates know, after all?

Add to these phenomena, Hillary. Sen. Clinton was part of a political dynasty that made her an almost unbeatable candidate. It seems as though her star burned out before its time.

Additionally, Obama has yet to prove he is a natural born citizen as called for in the Constitution. Major news outlets have dismissed this charge, though, as far as we know, the president elect does not meet the conditions as specifically laid out in the Constitution, which is still the law of the land.

I was glossing over the pictures of Obama's victory this morning on The New York Times' website and spotted the photo of a black man crying tears of joy. I am crying tears of a different sort this morning, though I hope for this man's sake that Obama meets his expectations. But I also want to assure disappointed Republican voters, not much is likely to change. The piggy banks will still be empty, the number of abortions aren't likely to change much, and we won't be leaving the Middle East any time soon.