Thank God That's Over.

[attackfish]

Or, the only thing that could make me want to go through an election night is nine months of presidential campaigning.

Don't get me wrong, I love politics, the political process, voting, our democracy, yeah.  But my nails are chewed down to nubs.  Four years ago, I was trying to cheer for Obama and my country while crying for my childhood home, California at the same time.  This morning, I am all smiles as the hateful misogynistic Republican senators and house members went down, three states voted to legalize same-sex marriage, a fourth voted not to make it illegal, we elected our first openly gay Senator (and she's a woman, too!), first Asian-American woman Senator, and our first disabled woman legislator, and we reelected Barrack Obama!

I can relax now.

Comments

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

So relieved/ I am not ashamed to admit I was scared of a Romney presidency.

[elrhiarhodan]

Me too. I'd been dreading waking up this morning ... so I stayed up and watched the returns via my iPad (still no heat, no electricity at home).

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

I feel like a total wimp. Watched it on the couch and did my best to keep my mother from hyperventilating. Stayed up until she fell asleep during Romney's concession speech.