It's not often that I'm proud to be an American--in fact, I've spent the last while trying neutralize my accent and hide the fact altogether, but today I really am. The cover of the London Metro says in 2 inch high letters 'The Day America Became a Little Bit Cool Again.'
To be honest, although a staunch Democrat, I sometimes shake my head at the way the party operates. It's as if they have the overwhelming desire to fail. Snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory, if you will. Take this election--we were basically guaranteed a win. So what did the Democratic party do? Have our top contenders for the job be either a black man and a woman. It was if we were destined to fail. And yet, we didn't. I love that the race didn't become about race and I love that I come from a country that still seems to have some sort of social mobility. I love that we did the right thing this time.
