I am so thrilled to hear that Barak Obama appears to have swept the election. America has reached heights about which I thought I could only dream.
This is an exponential leap into the future. It means, truly, that everyone has a voice. It means that anyone who feels disenfranchised can have hope that America is a country for all of its citizens.
The man, I know, is just a man. He will certainly prove at some point to have feet of clay. But tonight, he is a symbol of possibility.
We have turned that intangible corner to become the nation that we were destined to become.
Most of all, I think of our Chinese nurse who recently received her citizenship, so proud to show me her "I voted" sticker from her very first United States election.
Thank you Martin, Bobby, and John. Thank you Rosa Parks. Thank you to the Mississippi Freedom Riders. Thank you to all of the veterans of Vietnam who marched off to war without the support they deserved. Thank you to all of the warriors of the past, peaceful and otherwise, who only cared to put their lives on the line for the greater good, whether or not we agreed with them.
Thank you to every young person, whatever their background, who have renewed my faith in our future.
And thank you to John McCain for his graceful and lovely concession speech.
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