This morning, I am "bitter" and "clingy." Okay, not really. I am, however, very disappointed in the US citizens for the choice they made. I continue to wonder why the result is what it is.

According to several polls, many people voted for President-elect Obama even though they felt that Senator McCain had the right experience to be President. What does that say about the US voters? A co-worker of mine, not originally from the US, said this yesterday "One of the problems with a democracy is that even the uneducated get to vote." I wouldn't go that far, but yesterday's results do make one wonder why people chose to vote an inexperienced person into the highest office in our country. Did they do it just because they "blame" the Republicans for the current economic crisis, ignoring the fact that the Democrats are the ones who insisted that loans be made available to everyone, regardless of income level? Did they do it because they saw a charismatic, well-spoken, and nice-looking person who made them "feel good" (regardless of what he actually believes)? Did they do it because they wanted to be part of history by electing the first African-American President? I don't know.

I'm sure that a lot of pundits who will provide their thoughts about what happened, and why. But, just as a regular person, I think it will be a very long time before I will understand. Choosing personality over substance does not make sense to me. And the substance of President-elect Obama, based on his own words over the years, has me worried about the "changes" to come to our great nation. Yes, there will be "change". But, will the "change" be for the better?