I know I’m probably a little more interested in election politics than most people are, so I’ll establish that up front as a given. That said, my emotional reaction to the close of the election season puzzled me.
Yesterday, I spent at least the first 8 hours of the day feeling very sad. Obviously it was not a sadness caused from the huge win earned by President Elect Barack Obama. I think it was the sadness I felt because the two years I was following the ins and outs of the elections politics and polls were at an end. I knew I would miss all of that on the “Road to the White House”.
Well, the road to the election has indeed ended, but it became apparent towards the end of the day that there was still a lot going on… it is just a different emphasis, moving from electioneering to the transition of power.
I’m all cheered up again.
But still, I don’t expect to be posting quite as much on my personal blog about politics anymore. There will still be some prattling on about it, but I’m ready for the move into other topics that are more relevant now that this huge 800 lb gorilla is no longer sitting in my virtual living room.
Congratulations to Barack Obama, and congratulations to all of us for being able to set about on our new path.