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I am no for being mostly negative when it comes to games, political races, or my own luck. Being a Philly sports fan, I've grown accustomed to my teams getting really close to victory and then choking: The Phillies in 1993, losing to the Blue Jays in the World Series; The Eagles in 2oo4, losing to the Patriots in the Super Bowl, etc. Even this year, the Phillies have gotten past the divisional playoffs and will now face the Dodgers for the National League title. I refuse to be optimistic, though, about the Phils advancing to the World Series.

Well, throughout my short life in participating in democracy, I've not had much success in the Presidential election. To be fair, in 2000, I could not vote, but I followed that election quite closely. But in 2004, I felt so sure that Kerry would win, I was so crushed and shocked beyond belief when 51% of American voters elected Bush for a second term. This brings me to this year. Why should I continue to be positive about the chances of the candidate that I deem most qualified to lead our country out of despair? Am I only setting myself up to be more crushed? I think I'll be more than crushed, I'll leave the country. Well, that's not fair, I'll be leaving the country either way, but if McCain is elected I'll be fleeing the U.S. Whereas, if Obama is elected, I will be leaving the country celebrating the revival of the United States, and the restoration of the American spirit in the world. Right now I'm pretty confident that Obama will be the 44th President.

My big question... should I continue to be positive??