election 2008

early in this election season my wife (another and the most important influence in my life i'll write about soon...) said "wouldn't it be cool if one party had a black candidate and the other a female one?"  i didn't think this would ever happen, but we came pretty close in the democrat and republican parties this year.  after watching the results i am reminded of lessons and dreams that my parents shared with my adopted brother timothy and me when we were young.  equality is for everyone - regardless of the color of your skin, your gender, age, etc.  this election has made me believe that the dreams of martin luther king, jr.