No reason to whine. Dick Cheney has ruled America long enough, I would say.
All you americans that live in USA (I´m american but I live in Europe), I believe you´re very lucky. Not that McCainn would have been a terrible President, but.
In case anyone cares, people in Europe know that in order to have it good, they need a healthy America. Even if only out of self concern, europeans will usually prefer what they believe is the best option for americans. Almost everybody over here agrees that McCainn represented the past. The republican machinery needs to be rinsed away from the White House for a while. It´s time to champion human rights again.
As Gonz says, let´s wait and see what policy Obama makes. But things are looking good. At least it´s obvious the guy is intelligent. This is a very interesting moment. Let´s see how he handles the economic situation, for starters...