With anticipation

I voted Friday. Took advantage of the early voting thing. Good thing, too. Lines here are CRAZY.

And I think it's amazing. Amazing.

I love reading about the long lines and how people are willing to wait four to five hours to vote for our next president.

Finally, our country is exercising true ownership. Voters actually have a lot of power and the smart ones have been voting all along. The lazy ones think that their vote doesn't count or that one more vote either way doesn't matter. They don't realize the power.

I try to not post about politics on this blog. The reason is simple. It's my right to not share who I voted for. My husband knows, and a few family members know. People are very opinionated about their candidate. I've seen too many political arguments and the reality is that rarely does anyone change their mind during an argument. If people could discuss pros and cons, then I would entertain a conversation over coffee, but that usually doesn't happen. Thus, I stay out of it. Call that wimpy or what you like, but there it is.

The reality is that I expended lots of energy researching both candidates. I watched every debate. The one that I missed, I watched online. Reading transcripts only gives me so much insight and I like to see each candidates' reaction to the the others answers. It tells me something. I have tried to avoid bias media and to ignore the childish name-bashing ads on TV. I've deleted, without reading, all email forwards that contain slanderous comments about any of the candidates. Most of these emails are inaccurate. I will continue to delete those emails after this election is decided. I researched the issues and the candidates' records. And I cast my vote.

I think our founding fathers would be thrilled to see democracy unfolding in the voting booths across the country. However, I do not think they would be pleased by the election coverage or campaigning. Fair and balanced media coverage has been nonexistent. I have actually only read a few articles that I felt covered both parties fairly. The proliferation of media is astounding. And the immediacy of news on the Internet boggles my mind. News sources don't bother to truly verify the facts anymore and it doesn't seem to affect their credibility. It's completely obvious that CNN is left-winged and supports Obama-Biden. On the flip side, Fox is more right-winged and supports McCain-Palin. Each has acted childish at times and it's humiliating.

Regardless of the outcome, our new leaders need our prayers. And even if the people I voted for are not elected, I will pray.

I don't think this election is historic if Obama wins and becomes the first black president. Likewise, I don't think it's historic if McCain becomes the oldest president and Palin the first female vice president.

No.

I think it's historic because the people of America are finally speaking out.

And that's way more important than color, gender or age.