We got our country back!

The whole world is excited (based on the number of Skype congratulations coming to me from all over the world) and it will be great to have a president where we don't have to cringe when he speaks or meets foreign leaders.

And the promise of our country is expressed in Obama's acceptance speech:

"And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.

"To those -- to those who would tear the world down: We will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security: We support you. And to all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright: Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope."

And in this series of pictures from the rally in Grant Park: