So tonight, we sleep without a president-elect. Americans (and perhaps the world) is either in horrified shock or thrilling jubilee. I have said many times on this blog how grateful I am to be an American. I was worried that the voting lines would be too long, but I'm grateful that I got to vote for who I felt would be the best and most effective political leaders. I am grateful for the hundreds of people combined from many news stations that have been staying up past midnight Eastern Time to try to crunch the numbers for us. I'm grateful for the presidential candidates that—love them or hate them—have been offering themselves in the service of the people and of public policy.
Our system isn't perfect, our people are flawed (this of course includes you and me), and our methods of the compromise we so desperately need more of in the public realm could be more prevalent. But, I am grateful for this presidential election, one like no other in living memory.
Okay, now I'm off to bed, hoping to wake up to a more certain consensus for our new president-elect.
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