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I have started this post about ten times now. I intended it to be a little essay on the election, but it's just not coming out right, so I'll leave it with the two points that I seem to be able to form with reasonable clarity:

I am a liberal. More than that, I am a proud liberal. I prefer the term progressive, but liberal is not the dirty word that it's been made out to be.

For those concerned that Obama is a black nationalist, a socialist (more so than any other president with a graduated tax system), naive, weak, or in over his head: I am confident that your fears will be assuaged. I believe that Obama will serve the country well, with even temperament, inclusive governance, and fair-mindedness. He is a natural leader and will surround himself with a great team of advisers.

I believe Obama can change the world for the better. It remains to be seen if he indeed will.

Very superstitious...

I don't consider myself superstitious. The only time I seem to become superstitious is when the Red Wings are playing in the Stanley Cup Finals. Yesterday, though, I woke up, showered, and put a shirt. Then I thought, "hey, I should wear an Obama shirt!". But I didn't because that might have jinxed something. so my next thought was "well, I could at least wear blue", but I didn't for the same reason. I decided that if I had happened to pull a blue shirt off the shelf originally, it would have been fine, but wearing a blue shirt for a political statement would be too much. So I stuck with the original gray-and-orange shirt I pulled off the shelf originally.

Which brings be to another dumb superstition, which is that I can't talk about my superstitions until after the contest is over.

Yesterday, I had the same feeling in my gut that I did during the Red Wings finals games. Of course, in Red Wings games I have no control over anything, while in the election I was a very small help (I contributed a total of $400 or so to the Obama campaign between his announcement and the election). But really, I'm too smart to be so superstitious.