Barack is my homeboy!

In the small Guatemalan town of San Pedro, we witnessed the election of Señor Obama to the White House. We settled into a bar with a tv, expecting a long night but it was all over so quickly. Pennsylvania is safe, Virginia has fallen, Ohio (always gets it right) has voted for our buachaill. Florida is the icing on the cake (obviously a little peaved about the gerrymandering of the past 2 elections)!

In this bar, we were surrounded by people from different countries and there was a palpable silence and respect for Obama as he delivered his victory speech. I have truly not seen that kind of respectful attitude towards the States in 8 years. Perhaps some international bridges will now be re-built and "America" will no longer be akin to a swear word.

Barack, maith-thú. You're some boyo. Go n-éirí an bóthar leat!