It's a bit early, but this thing looks to be wrapped up in convincing style. Not Reagan convincing, but Clinton convincing, which, these days, is a welcome change from the lawsuit ridden elections of the last eight years.

I make my political opinions pretty well obvious, so it should come as no surprise that I voted for McCain. Regardless, this is a tremendous barometer for how far we've come. If I wasn't such a political junky, the historic nature of Obama's campaign may very well have been enough for me on its own. For the black community (and really, all minorities) this win is nothing short of monumental. It's hard not to be incredibly proud of our country tonight.

I have more than a few Republican friends who will disagree with me, but if Obama governs as a centrist -- which is what he ran as, but what many felt his record didn't show (myself included) -- he'll do very, very well. If he allows an all Democrat congress to drag him left, expect a whole new crop of cynics to emerge. If he, like Bush, fails to exercise his veto power against his own party, 2012 will be incredibly heated and incredibly devisive.

According to exit polling on the magic tv set (albeit early), 22% of voters identified themselves as liberal, 44% as moderates, and 34% as conservatives. We're still identifying ourselves as a center-right country. Bush/Cheney failed to recognize that in 2004 when they declared their win a "mandate," pissing off ~66% of the country all at once. Obama/Biden should be careful not to make the same mistake. A great first step would be to follow McCain's pledge to create a bi-partisan cabinet. We'll see.

Anyhow, enough waxing for now. Congrats to my dem friends who were involved with his, and others', campaigns.