GPS

Fareed Zakaria opines on the Obama victory. I think he may be right about the parallels between the circumstances that FDR and Barack find themselves in. The lazy, conventional wisdom of the post-Reagan era may not suffice if we are to pull back from the brink of economic calamity.

Behind the Curtain

The first exposé of the campaign for the White House. It's a fascinating read...

A Beautiful Day

We awake to a gloriously sunny and crisp morning in San Francisco to head out for coffee, breakfast, the Times and the Chronicle. It's one of those mornings where one literally bounds out of bed full of hope and promise.

We won! America won! The world heaves a sigh of relief. Now on to the hard task of rebuilding this nation - and the world.

At the same time, we feel pained for LGBT brothers and sisters. We drove past the Castro last night and the signs for "No on 8" were everywhere. Drivers honked their support at volunteers holding up placards in the face of a chilly evening.

I know we will live to fight the good fight again and that our own children will come of age in a time when these old divisions will matter no more.

Mahatma Gandhi said it correctly: "We must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty."

Yes We Can!

The results are in - Barack Hussein Obama will be the 44th President of this great nation - from many, one. XuanThu and I will tell our children that we saw history being made, when this uniquely American son of a Kansan and a Kenyan gave lie to that old chestnut - that America was not "ready" for a Black President. Leave aside America, the world rejoices. Let us reclaim our shining city upon the hill from the forces of darkness and evil now resident in 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

I tear up - not when I see hear his acceptance speech live on TV, but when I replay that same speech in the quiet of our home. He looks somber, presidential. The road ahead is difficult and the sacrifices we will have to endure many, but, "Yes, we can."

Eric Schmidt for America's CTO!

Google releases a pretty cool Live Results Widget. My inner nerd rejoices...

Vote Irish. Vote O'bama!

We're doing an impromptu election party with our family this evening. Needless to say, we're rooting for Barack. Pity the T-shirts didn't arrive in time.