So – about 5 minutes have passed since Obama has won.

Great concession speech from McCain – graciously admits defeat, and is concerned with unity of the country above all else.

However – the whole election is, to my mind, cheapened by the whole emphasis that a black man has won.

Don’t get me wrong – it is great to see such a momentous event.  However, MSNBC has wheeled out the likes of John Lewis, the Rev Jesse Jackson – who only spoke about the fact that a black man has won the Presidential race.

So it comes down to race, does it?  No-one so far has mentioned anything about his policies, his belief, his personality.  It’s all been about race.  Come on – it’s great that a black person has entered the White House – but is it really the be-all-and-end-all?  More important than policy?

I find it, well, disheartening that the defining thing about the most powerful man in the world is around his race, rather than his beliefs or policies or political stance.  It feels, well, cheapening to his victorious win.  Race should be secondary to what he stands for (other than colour), and this is transpiring not to be the case, given the current media coverage.

Maybe that’s what our civilisation stands for now – the easiest, simplest sound-bite or simple characteristic.  Who cares about what he stands for, eh?  He’s black, for heavens sake.

At least… that what it feels like…

But despite my reservations about genuinely why he won (colour rather than policy), I’m glad he has won – I think he will be a brilliant President and will help repair a lot of the damage done in recent years.