I'm a European, and yet I spent the whole afternoon absolutely riveted to the TV. I can't describe the feelings of optimism and relief and excitement that many of us on this side of the pond are feeling. As my friend put it "it feels as if we're ALL Americans today". Fantastic.

Also:

Quote Originally Posted by kingnat
Words cannot possibly describe the absolute thrill I have that my 4 y.o. son will NEVER know what it's like to see an African-American family in front of the White House and think for one second "huh... that's a bit different"... because he'll never have known it to be any different... and I think that is awesome.
In a post full of great points, this is my favourite.