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"This is our time to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that, out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope," he said. "And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can." ~Barack Obama, Election Night 2008

Last night's victory speech by President-elect Obama has filled many iVillagers with hope for real change and they are especially excited at the prospect of seeing history being made.

On the August 2008 Playgroup, amelise shared a very special conversation between the two people she loves most:

I started crying though when my husband held his daughter and said these words to her:

"What an exciting and scary time you were born into sweetheart. Things are hard right now but there is so much hope and there are so many little ones like you who are going to grow up to do great things. You will get to say that you were born when the first black president was elected. That means that soon, a little girl like you will be able to be president. I think that it will happen really soon because it's over due."

It was so sweet to see this win fill my husband with hope for our daughter and her future. Now I am filled with hope and joy that our country will be better than it is and that our children will help with that.

On Politics Today, caspert983, echoes others' call to action:

I am so proud to see where this goes. Please just give it a chance and if you don't like it, then work harder in 4 years. But for now, this is a new direction for our country and we should be proud of where we have come from and where we are going. If not, then it's ok I respect your opinions, but as John Mccain said, tomorrow is a new day and we must work together. So let's do this next 4 years the right way and fix the hurt, the broken areas of our country.

And, even though her candidate didn't win, frozenmargarita4me, also on Politics Today offered her own congratulations:

While he is not my choice of a president, he will be my president. I will respect him and I wish him well. I truly hope that he can reunite this country and that the hatred between our citizens over the last 7 years will diminish. I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. Our country is depending on him.

So I say congratulations again and pray that Barack will make the right choices and decisions for the sake of our country and all of our citizens.

Many loved John McCain's gracious concession speech and thought he was a 'real class act':

He has shown such dignity this evening. I loved his speech and have so much respect for him now. Three cheers for McCain. Thanks for running and the time you spent in service of our nation. ~kateandzachsmom2008, Moms & Politics 

janie.ohio, on the Liberal Parenting board, hopes for a little bi-partisan cooperation:

I think it was very well said, and I saw how he was trying to reunite his supporters back to the rest of the country. Not that they were receptive to it, but still... He tried. Hopefully they'll get over their disappointment and the country can come together... We've had 8 years of divisiveness, so it'd be nice to be one country again.

We'll let GardenWeb's Hot Topics board member, sombreuil_mongreul, have the last word as she is doing her own post-election happy dance:

Huzzah! Our long nightmare is over. The cavalry arrived in the nick of time and Fort USA has been liberated. Welcome President-elect Obama.  The times they are are a-changing.

So, iVillagers...are you doing your own happy dance?  Are you feeling the same excitement?  Share what you've told your own children and what you feel should be the next steps for uniting the nation behind our new President-elect.