It is definitely historical and will greatly change the nation for the best no matter what else happens. But that said, a President Obama will find an economy in tatters, with many options closed to him and a world fraught with danger and real enemies. I am not sure he, or the rest of us, comprehends all that awaits the next president. Russia is already testing, and Venezuela, Iran, North Korea and the the elephant in the room, China are lining up. The energy crisis is not just an economic crisis, but indirectly and directly effects US foreign policy. With the Barney Franks of the party already calling for reducing the defense budget by 25%, no I am not kidding, gives me pause as to just how seriously many Democrats take the threats the US and west are truly under at this time. The fact that Obama and others now who will be in control are against nuclear power, coal demonstrate a real lack of understanding just how constrained we are in alternatives and what science can do now and for the next 20 years. I am also concerned about Reid and Pelosi and congress in general. Right now their track record appears more on doing what is best for their colleagues and party not country.
I pray that you are right, as you were so convinced.

A “new light of unity, universality and hope”

I hope you are right. So much depends on it.