The long race to the White House is finally over. It is fun to be amid the action during this historic period. I even went for a house rally and an election party! It is interesting to see the amount of participation the US citizens put in for their beliefs in their candidate of choice. It is inspiring to see how they feel their vote can make a difference. It is regrettable that my own country has yet to progress to such political maturity.

Throughout the campaigning, I found it super amusing to see each candidate taking potshots at the other. It is even more amusing to see how candidates used misleading information over and over again to uninformed communities to confound their decision-making. It is most amusing to see Sarah "I-can-see-Russia" Palin as a VP candidate.

I am not gonna to deny that my ideal choice for president is Hillary Clinton. But since she was ousted by Obama, oh well. While it is true that there will never be a perfect candidate for presidency, it is appalling to hear in the aftermath of the results Obama's critics saying that they can do nothing now but sit back and see how he is going to run (or ruin) their country. What happened to active citizenery? It sounds crazy that McCain supporters are just going to wash their hands off affairs that will impact them. Isn't it all the more important to support Obama and help steer the new government towards an administration that works? I don't see how this pettiness or divisive-ness is going to help matters.

There were two aspects that frustrated me for the past months.

First was how McCain ran his campaign. I have huge respect for him for being a moderate Republican, going against policies that were just nonsense. His experience and courage for being 'maverick-y' (wahahahha) are worth saluting. However, I am surprised how he allowed his campaign to be designed for the final months. I feel that there were a lot of manipulation and misleading information. Compared to President-elect Obama, McCain had fought a campaign that is less than honourable. Yea yea, it is all politics but resorting to fear tactics rather than relying on the merits of your own plans looked really desperate.

I also don't like the fact that at moments, the race card was played. When Obama was asked if his race will be a an impediment towards the White House, he refuted that and said the only factor would be his own failure to articulate his vision for America. TOTALLY AGREE! Yes, Obama is not white (only half-white). I hope people voted for him becos he is a better candidate with a clear plan for the current situation and can bring about a positive change for the future.

Anyway, the inauguration is in Jan and all eyes will be on him from now on. Lots of expectations.. I am not sure if that is a victory, given the inheritance from Bush.