The projections by the major networks has Barack Obama winning the electoral vote and thus the Presidential race. I have to be honest , I am not surprised. I think it was apparent early on that Barack Obama was going to be the victor. Especially since there was an unprecedented amount of peope who came to the polls to vote.

   What are my feelings? I feel that it is unfortunate that the people who came out tonight were not at the polls 4 years ago. Yet they would blame who was elected. At the same time I am proud to have lived to see such a landmark in our Nations history. And I hope that going forward these same people continue to vote, and not just for Barack Obama but for any political station.

   Concerning the economy and our financial future, I think whomever is elected we are in for a difficult run. The fact is our free market system is in a state it has not seen for some time. So my hopes our that our new President and Congress fix it and allow it to continue to function. The opportunities found in the United States are like no other and Barack Obama will hopefully continue to grow that greatness.

   So in short and in conclusion, good luck to everyone. Keep shoring up your spending and try to save what you can. I am farely confident that taxes are going to increase next year so prepare yourself. We can only hope that oil remains at its current lower prices, and that the credit markets begin to open.  Remeber ignorance may be bliss, but preparedness leads to success.