Last night, I watched and listened to GAC all evening, an intentional election return avoidance tactic. Tybee Island is the time and place where I re-ground and re-center my life. The last thing I needed was the emotional turmoil associated with being bombarded with election returns all evening.
As a social progressive, I was greatly relieved when I turned on the TV this morning and learned of Obama's victory. However, my expectations are low for his second term; the party of NO still holds the House and will continue to be ... well, the party of NO. My greatest hope is that Obama will have the opportunity to appoint one or more forward thinking Supreme Court justices during his last term.
I view Obama's reelection as vital to our future. It at least slows for now the unprecedented tidal wave of extreme conservatism consuming the political landscape, and for that matter, the national landscape in so many areas of life. Roe v.Wade and healthcare are far from secure, but thank God, far more secure than with a Romney election.
