The 44th is really the 1st in my mind

For the first time in my life I voted for someone who I actually liked. Someone whose hand I would honored to shake. Someone who I am happy represents our country, and my own beliefs. Usually I'm settling- voting for the "lesser of two evils"- but not this time. This time felt really good.



I do find it surprising that in a time when we elected, for the first time ever, a black man to be the President of the United States, there is still intolerance. The same state which sealed Obama's victory voted to ban same sex marriage. I kept seeing "Vote NO for Prop 8" but I never thought it would pass. Well it did and now same sex marriage is banned in California. Can someone please explain this to me?

One more thing...
This song was written in response to Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind." When Sam Cooke first heard the song he was taken aback at how well a white man wrote a song about the black experience. While Dylan claims that's not what he was writing about, Sam Cooke penned this classic regardless and the power resonates more today than ever.
"A Change is Gonna Come"