Are we there yet? Oh yeah—we're there.

That i lived to see an African-American President of the United States is too extrordinary to put into words. This is truly a remarkable time, and this country has torn down the biggest (though not the last) racial barrier dividing it. This country has finally come together in a majority (not a totality) and elected to the highest office in our government a black man. How far we have come. Our actions have resonated to all corners of the world: anything is possible, you can be whatever you want to be, you can follow a dream. I want to tell my children that I watched as this country made history yet again, as we showed the resolve and determination of our beliefs, our ideals, our ability to see beyond the blinders of the past and embrace the light of change.

"Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scales of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope."