So by now most of us, if not all have been totally dissipated by the campaigns of the presidential candidates. What has gone on for only a few months almost seems as if it were a year, accumulating into the finale that is tomorrow. As for tonight, I feel obliged to write about my thoughts of the complex workings of America that the campaigns have revealed, and what I hope for the future.

First off: Barack Obama. The word "Obama" has risen to almost symbolize an entire cultural movement than it does a lone presidential hopeful. I have seen things in the past few months that I have never witnessed...