The entire world has a stake in what happens

A woman checked in (late) to the Inn last night. A middle-aged Italian woman who's here alone. It's generally not my habit to ask people about the reason(s) they are in the city - friendly but not familiar - and as she was a late arrival it was only by chance that I saw her at all, but when she asked me about the Metro and where to eat it soon came out why she was in DC this week. She committed a year ago to come here for the sole purpose of helping push the Republicans out of the White House.

That PIG W! I have worked at a bank for 30 years and have never seen anything like it is now. In Italy, we love America; for us, America is the ideal country. The Americans saved us in World War II; they came and pushed out the Germans. When you talk about Americans, the old people still cry. W has destroyed that and filled so many people with distrust and disgust. So that is why I am here, to do everything I can to get Obama elected.*

Listening to this woman talk I was at first so proud and moved and then so angry about the last 8 years but hopeful for what could come. I hope more than anything that this woman's, and so much of the world's dreams are fulfilled on Tuesday... for all our sakes.

*This is not exactly what the woman said but it's a really close summation.