It may well be the truth. You're not a loony; the point of view is actually quite lucid given what we are seeing now.
The Politico is reporting that Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D, IL) said Obamas victory “overwhelmed him.”
“I cried all night. Im going to be crying for the next four years,” he said. “What Barack Obama has accomplished is the single most extraordinary event that has occurred in the 232 years of the nations political history. ...The event itself is so extraordinary that another chapter could be added to the Bible to chronicle its significance.”