Jan 20, 2009 - End of an Error

It was the caption on a bumper sticker we saw in northern California last winter. At the time, I credited my hours of watching The West Wing with giving me the ability to "get it". Tonight, we saw the beginnings of that change. Neighbours organized an "Election Results Party" and included several ex-pat Americans who were pretty excited by the results. I hope expectations get past the unreasonably high stage painlessly, but a new attitude in Washington has got to help. Over the past couple of winters we've met many Americans on our travels. They deserve better than what has been inflicted on them in the past 8 years. It was time for a change and now it looks like they'll get it.