November 4th 2008, Barack Obama elected president of the United states of America.
The day the world changed forever.
Most americans will view it as one of the most important days of their lives but do us Irish really care? Considering the recent downturn of the economy and the worry felt by the majority of people in Ireland about financial issues such as mortgage payments and oil prices you would think the answer would be yes, as even though politically barac has nothing to do with us he is now the most powerful figures in the world, and whatever he does in his role over the next four years is bound to have a substantial effect on us paddys one way or another. lets just hope he's good for all of our sakes
