The election

So Obama has won, and I figured I'd say a thing or two about the whole expierence.
First of all, I just wanted to say I really am not a good person to discuss politics because I know that I'm very ignorant about the whole process. Perhaps the most influential and profitable course I took in college was my political science course. My professor challenged me so much to think about how American politics works, and I learned more about how our country works than I knew before in my whole life. But even after the course was, done, I came to few conclusions. I understood clearly where each party stood, but I saw merit on both sides. Economically at least, I'd have to say that I came out of the course agreeing more with conservatives.

With all that said, I didn't vote. I have no excuse for it, but one could be that I wasn't in the country, and I was too lazy to work out an absentee balad. But on some key issues I definitely disagree with Obama. I'm pro-life, and I tend to think that conservative economics works better for America. But when I thought about the election, I wasn't sure who I wanted to win.

I feel a sense of calm with the outcome. I have a lot of hope for Obama, and I pray that God will give him wisdom. I think his being elected shows great strides forward for America, and I look forward to a stronger nation as a result of all of this. With healthcare, maybe national healthcare will be a disaster, but as a person with no job right now in the States, I'd be lying if I said that free healthcare didn't sound appealing. Considering that without it, I'd be shelling out 400 bux a month just to have it. And with the war, even though I see the danger of pulling out, I really want this war to be over.

So yeah, in terms of theory, I probably would have voted for McCain, but I feel ok about the results. Now with all of that said, I know many of you will probably want to tell me all of the reasons why I McCain would have been better, and I'd agree with you probably, but the election's over, and instead of living in the "what could have beens," I'm going to trust God with who he has appointed to be our country's next leader, and I will pray that God uses Obama to bless the nation, and bring more people to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.