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I have to admit something here.  Yes, I voted for Barack Obama and yes I fully believe in his ability to lead this country.  Further prior to election day I believed Barack Obama would win fair and square.  However, I didn't believe that today we'd be celebrating this historic, monumental victory.  To be honest, I was prepared for an even bigger fight.  I thought today and the next few days would be spent recounting votes, investigating fraudulent voting activities on and on and on...

Ultimately I believed in President-elect Obama, but I had no faith whatsoever in this country. None. Even as I

My name is Ryan E. Poole. I was born in 1971 in Ann Arbor Michigan (GO BLUE :) and I am a 37 year old African American male now living in Huntsville, AL. I lived in Michigan with my mother until I was 10 years old. As part of the first wave of Generation X’ers growing up in the north, I rarely experienced what I call racism. From 1st to 4th grade, I had to ride the bus 20 or 30 miles across town by myself in order to attend a fairly integrated private Christian school. Because I attended a church sponsored school, politics was rarely the subject of a lesson. I honestly cannot even

One of the key questions in the debate on Friday was, "What lessons have we learned from Iraq?"  My intention here is not to answer that question, but it stimulated my interest in a broader question, "What lessons have we learned from this Presidential campaign that will inform the last 39 days?

Here are some of the lessons I have learned since February 10, 2007:

1. "The Audacity of Hope" is more than a cliche'. It is the core inspiration of a movement.
2. "Change We Can Believe In" is more than a political slogan.  It is the foundation for the principles that guide the vision of leadership that will