This is amazing, and interesting, and so many things. The American people clearly wanted change. The really important thing about democracy is, of course, the right to choose the government - not choosing the right government, Here's a bevvy of Obama links.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_obama

http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2008/11/obama_is_to_be_the_44th_president.html

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/05/obama.challenges/index.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20084