I've spent too much time already soaking up the victories, statistics, punditry, and other aspects of the culmination of this year's election. It's remarkable how much time, money, and effort goes into the fight, not only at the presidential level but also at the Congressional level and, surely, the state and local level -- though I don't really know much about such races myself.
After all is said and done, during President Obama's magnificent re-election acceptance speech, he provided this gem of a statement that, to me, should be one for the ages:
After all is said and done, during President Obama's magnificent re-election acceptance speech, he provided this gem of a statement that, to me, should be one for the ages:
"That's why we do this. That's what politics can be. That's why elections matter. It's not small, it's big. It's important. Democracy in a nation of 300 million can be noisy and messy and complicated. We have our own opinions, each of us has deeply held beliefs. And when we go through tough times, when we make big decisions as a country, it necessarily stirs passions, stirs up controversy.
That won't change after tonight -- and it shouldn't. These arguments we have are a mark of our liberty. We can never forget that, as we speak, people in distant nations are risking their lives right now just for a chance to argue about the issues that matter."
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