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My party just elected the first african american presidential nominee who happens to be the best candidate I've had the pleasure of supporting in my entire life.
Today is a happy day to be sure.
I feel rather sorry for the alternate universe democrats who are so bitter about their preferred candidate losing the race (I'd be upset, too) that they are
- threatening to vote for the republican or not vote, as though the principles that Hillary Clinton has fought so hard to achieve are that irrelevant to their support of her
- claiming that the race isn't ~really~ over, because technically we decide who the nominee is at the Convention to which I can only wonder, "what color is the sky where you are?" Seriously. This delusion is rather frightening.
- Bashing the shit out of Obama personally, truth be damned. This leads me to believe that we're merely seeing the results of the Republican efforts to plant malcontents in internet message boards frequented by the left. So indigo, jeb et al - you're fakes. You're doing a good job, but you're still fakes. Posting links to other places where there's anti-Obama propaganda is a dead giveaway.
But my party and my country are looking ahead. We're hoping that our government can be as good as our country. That we can have a President who restores dignity to the office and restores America's place of respect in International Relations.
Today is a great progressive victory, and it shall not be sullied by the republican plants or the hardcore Clinton supporters who are naturally feeling the sting of defeat today.
Last night was a victory for progressive values, the Democratic Party, and indeed all of America.
