History in the making...

It's been a busy couple of days so I didn't have a chance to write about the results of the US Presidential Election - but wasn't it awesome!

By contrast, our recent election was a boring disaster that was almost unanimously tuned out by Canadians. The proof is really in the numbers seeing as how most of us didn't even bother casting a vote. Canadians haven't had a chance to rally around a leader since, well...Trudeau. Back then politics was sexy in this country. Today we'd rather be home watching a Seinfeld re-run than casting a vote in an election.

Americans had no trouble making it to the polls this week. In fact some waited as long as 3 hours to cast their ballot. Can you believe that? I hate waiting 3 minutes for microwave popcorn! In the end though it was a day for the history books as finally 8 years of republican rule came crashing down.

I've really got to give credit to our neighbours to the south for having the courage to elect a visible minority to office. Americans are stereotypically the most racist, bible-thumping country on the planet. For them to elect not only a black man - but a guy named "Obama" - shows that perhaps they're finally starting to catch up with the rest of us in being a little more "forward thinking".

Now that's not to say the crazies in America didn't do everything they could to try to stop the inevitable election of Obama. A lot of it was really laughable. I mean seriously, a hockey mom for vice-president? That may fly in Canada (Ken Dryden got in!) but not in the U.S. Plus if you want to be vice-president you should have a idea of what that job means. The Sarah Palin disaster may go down as one of the worst political moves in history. In the end though I think Obama would have been a winner no matter who McCain picked as his running mate.

It's going to be exciting to see what happens next in America. I would much rather see a guy like Obama - with his charisma and ability to rally a crowd with a strong speech - running this country. I'd also like to see us be as excited about a candidate, however the next time that happens it'll likely be for another guy named Trudeau (Justin Trudeau that is).

In the meantime, is anyone else freaked out about CNN's ability to "teleport" their guests in to a studio???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7fQ_EsMJMs

Also, here's further proof that some Americans are crazy.

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2008/11/07/7339821-ap.html