Land of the Free and the .........

I've never been prouder of my country as I was yesterday when we elected the first minority to the highest office. I'm sure the feeling in the states is quite different than living in a foreign country where the vast majority of people are of African decent; and also where almost everyone you talk to is an Obama fan. (They also believe that he will be assassinated, but that's for another discussion.) We don't have a TV in our house so we listened to the results on the BBC and later walked down to the jerk centre for updates from Wolf Blitzer and the gang at CNN's "command central". There were about 10 of us huddled around watching as more and more states fell in Obama's column. After they projected him the winner we watched the celebration in Chicago and Kenya as things "came off the frame". When we returned home we listened to McCain's concession speech, probably his best of the campaign, on the BBC. Of course the BBC had to screw things up for Obama's victory speech as it cut in and out for their radio call letters and news updates. This morning as we were riding in to work, the radio played the Star Spangled Banner in honor of America. In true Jamaican fashion just before the last verse of the national anthem - and the home of the brave - was played, the current (electricity) cut out and the cut short the rest of the song.