Well kids, this is what history looks like. Love him or hate him, Barack Obama's name will not soon be forgotten. How did he win? people ask. How could this rookie of sorts beat out a veteran maverick and that lovable Sarah Palin? I'm not a political guru, but it seems that this was the right place and time for a man like Obama. People are tired of the same old story from the same old white Christian telling them that pretty soon terrorism will be gone, democracy will be everywhere and there will be McDonald's for everyone. Barack is in touch with people, unlike his predecessor. He is fresh, he is new, he is unlike any politician anyone has ever seen. He smiles a genuine smile; his political career was not handed to him by his father.

Today my law professor cried as he talked about the election. He had worked in the civil rights movement for forty years and he cried tears of joy as he told us that we needed to understand what it took to get here. My law professor is old, white, educated in South Carolina and wears a bow tie to class, and he cried while talking about the first black man ever to run the country. Does anyone else get an inexplicable feeling when they look at this man? He's simply majestic.

Yesterday I covered the Republican headquarters for the internship. There was not one African American there, save for the ones setting up chairs and platforms. When the announcement was made, the white-haired men and their wives shook their heads in slow, solemn defeat. And though they were trying hard not to show it, the black men's sheer excitement was pouring through their gleaming smiles. It was such an interesting juxtaposition; those privileged people sulking while the black men were rejoicing in the corners, trying not to be too loud. When the night was over and I was waiting for my ride, I got a chance to speak with one of those men. "What do you think about the outcome?" I asked. "I'm just glad," he answered. "I'm just glad we've finally gotten past the racism."

What an exhilarating time to be alive.