All I can say is, it’s about time.

Finally, common sense has triumphed over ideology and Americans will get the government they deserve. After eight long years of mismanagement a light has arisen, and we can see a way out of our long national nightmare.

We have before us a new era of hope and change, an era in which the petty politics of the past will be transcended for the old and the young and people of every ethnic group and political persuasion.

It’s about time the poor among us got a fair shake in the world. It’s about time those who have most benefited from America’s privileges gave something back. And it’s about time our nation showed the rest of the world that we, the citizens of the United States, are their partners and not their enemies or their superiors.

Congratulations to Barack Obama and the congressional Democrats.