As I watched the speeches from the candidates I couldn't help feeling a touch of jealousy. Both candidates were as you would expect sincere, with McCain generous in defeat, and whilst omitting thanks for his wife he summed up very well. Obama came across to me, (an Englishman) as an inspirational character, a statesman, one who is young and, to some extent may be feeling his way but one who carries with him the hopes and dreams of millions of Americans not to mention many others worldwide. He seems to have captured the imaginations of those Stateside and this is what we seem to be missing in our country.
We have a Prime Minister who has been in the job for what seems like only a couple of months but feels like a lifetime and the outlook looks grey and bleak. The only alternative, a Conservative, who has worked hard to shed the old Conservative image (in fact he has - he's replaced his party's old triumphal and pioneering torch logo for a green half scribbled tree thing) but he's not captured people's imaginations like Tony Blair did before and during the 1997 election.
So I shall be looking to Mr. Obama for hope and inspiration of a political nature and I hope he fulfills his promises and carries out his duties to the approval of his expectant fellow Americans. Perhaps he will inspire a similar pioneering change in my country's leadership. I do sincerely hope so.
Love to mum,
Martin
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