Oh-bama. I sat there with you on Tuesday with millions of Americans, our eyes filled with tears as you finally were crowned Miss Teen USA. Or, wait, president-elect. But doesn’t it feel like that? A pageant?

Obama, you always had it all – beauty and brains. I never doubted you. Not for a second. There was quite the competition, even a wild card from Alaska who won the swimsuit portion, but failed miserably at the question/answer part. Gosh, Katie Couric was a good host.

We’re here now, this tattered America that needs hope, a good leader, and a do-something president.

Look what has happened?

In you, we have our first black president. The Democrats control the House and the Senate. It is happening. Change is coming.

Opponents of your wisdom wonder if you’re attempting to bring too much change to the nation that has been overcome by a coked-out, Southern daddy’s boy for eight years. Don’t listen to them, Barack. They’re trying to mess with you. You can only trust Oprah and Will.I.am. And the people, you can definitely trust us.

America is going through a revolution, albeit a mini one. Sometimes our Hummer nation likes small things – donut holes, cell phones, and Macbooks. We’re a timid group of people when it comes down to it. We’ve been intoxicated for a long while, drunk with the power of credit cards and mortgage profits. The affluence had to end somewhere, and here it is.

For a long while I’ve wondered if Americans could believe in anything other than God and iPods. And here you have us, even the apathetic younger than 25, giving a crap.

Americans can believe, and not be ashamed to say it out loud. But now that we’ve done this, made history and voted our conscience, don’t do us wrong. Please do something. Make sure we have basic health care. Get us out of this financial crisis, even if it means a $1 trillion deficit. And end this war.

For the seven of you who didn’t vote for Barack and don’t agree with him, I can only tell you what every mother has said when a stepfather moves in: “I am going to be with your stepfather for quite some time, and we love each other and things will be better.”

Children, say hello to the American Dream.

Hello, President Obama.

Briana Monasky can be reached at [email protected]