A change we need

I will not deny I preferred Hillary but that is history. Obama can break the mould and I hope he will.

I am switching from an American network to another to BBC news.II will probably be up all night as I could not possibly go to sleep. New York  and Chicago are teeming with people waiting to know. I wish I could be there and not watching it on telly.  Ohio might go for Obama. If it does, it will be a miracle. This state is my idea of hell on earth, cultural desolation. I remember a head teacher in a bright green jacket welcoming me with a 'You come from London, France'! I remember driving around for hours in a blue Spitfire, being refused wine in a Toledo restaurant as I did not have my driving licence with me, getting lost along the never ending Turnpike. Also my nephew's host family saying 'We were not quite sure if you took showers in Italy'. And the night receptionist at the motel I was staying at: young, huge and adoring as I lived in London. She had never left Fremont and wanted me to tell her about the Queen and Buckingham Palace before she let me go to bed, night after night. What a relief it was returning to Europe

Ohio has just been called. 195-76. The dream is getting nearer. Will it change our world too? CNN gives 174-69. Cleveland has not come in. It is too early to say anything. How many Joe bloody plumbers are there? They care about themselves only. Well , suddenly we have 194-69. I will take a break and have a walk around the house. And a drink.

I came back to CNN 206-89. Senate looks good too. Is it going to be a landslide? I remember the elation of this country when Blair was first elected and what followed. Still, Obama is not Blair.

Andrew Pelling came to our meeting tonight. He looked good. It would be great to have a real change in Croydon. He has got a brain and he is an excellent orator. Somebody might regret a hurried choice. Perhaps they have not got much to choose from.

McCain is conceding defeat. Graciously and with dignity.

We are starting a new journey. I am really happy and so relieved the Palin woman will go back to Alaska.

Yes, we can when we try hard enough.

 

Comments

[Arlynda]

You write very well.