President! Obama!! Also: Marriage Equality in Maryland and Elsewhere!

[chomiji]

I am so blessedly relieved about the presidential election. I think people finally got good and scared of the anti-women knee-jerk hateful Republican party (and fed up with all the voting shenanigans), as well they should have! It was scary close: apparently a lot of people can lie to themselves about a flagrant lying liar if he smiles pretty and invokes God.

I am also proud to bursting about my home state! Go, Maryland, go! Now so many of our friends and neighbors can get married: it's a new morning, and they can become the families they've always wanted to be. And they can do it in Minnesota and Maine and (maybe) Washington state, too. And Maryland's Dream Act law was passed, as well!   \o/

Comments

[kis]

I think the entire world is breathing a sigh of relief!

[chomiji]

I've been fascinated by the various reactions from people around the world. As usual, there was a lot of lively discussion over at John Scalzi's blog, including folks from various European nations and Australia.

[summerbutterfly]

There were so many great victories last night! Equal marriage in more than one state, women senators winning victories all over the place, INDEPENDENTS winning offices in Maine and Vermont, people voicing their disapproval of extremist thinking...

It's a good day all around <3.

[chomiji]

There's still an awful lot of retrograde thinking, though. We'll all have to stay alert and involved!

[theskywasblue]

I couldn't believe how many people were willing to fall for Romney's dog and pony show. For a while there, I was genuinely afraid. Thank goodness the Majority are smarter than that.

[chomiji]

It was a scary one, for sure! And there are so many people who are demonizing anyone who is not like them, and so they're inclined to give the BS that Romney was spouting a pass. It's really sad.