Last night every pundit in America engaged in a contest of eloquence to see who could best express their awe at the significance of Barack Obama’s election.  I’ll spare you my attempt at grand prose and say simply that I’ve experienced a weightless feeling in the last 24 hours, a sense of relief and release that has been too long in the coming. I believe if Barack can stick around for the next 4-8 years, we could have one of the great presidents on our hands.

The one sad note on an otherwise happy day comes from the ballot measure bigotry that has found success in several states across the country.  The passage of Prop 8 in California is a disgrace.  But this battle will continue.  I rest easier knowing that we will soon have a president who can stock the Supreme Court with enlightened justices — the sort who may one day cast the decisive vote in favor of allowing equal access to institutionalized love.  Until then . . .