Yesterday I was witness to something I never thought I would see happen:  Someone who is not white was elected president of the United States.  I voted for Obama and have supported him since he gave the opening address of the 2004 Democratic Convention.  Needless to say, when he announced he was running for president, I instantly jumped on board.  But I was always cautious about his chances.  I thought the ignorant and backward segments of the American population, those who are trapped in the bigotries and hatreds of centuries past, were too many and too powerful to ever allow this to happen.  Thank the gods I was wrong.  Thank the gods that, for one night at least, and hopefully for many more yet to come, the narrow minded and hateful were thrust to the side.  Let this be a trend that continues, please.  I am a cynical person by nature, and my thirty-three years of life on this planet have only made me all the more cynical and jaded.  But last night, some of the faith of my younger years was restored.