The Inauguration of Barack Obama that is. Not sure what the next four years holds for us, but he is President. Perhaps in the first 6 months he will learn a lot. Seems that some of the things he talked about while campaigning have changed already (much to the chagrin of some Democrats).
In case you are wondering, I did not vote for him, figuring we needed someone else in the job – not to continue Bush policies, but to provide some political separation from Congress. To me, this is kind of like some foreign countires where a party runs the country. Actually, I'm tired of career politicians who have never done anything in their adult lives except work for public agencies and non-profit organizations. I don't think they understand how hard it is to earn a dollar off something they have to "sell" to live off of.
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I was proud of the fact that he invited African-American heroes to be at there, like the Tuskegee Airmen, and others who struggled for civil rights. Kind of sorry that he did not take the opportunity to recognize them during his speech.
It was an interesting choice of words when he said "…we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted — for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things — some celebrated, but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom."
Then too, there was "Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends — hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism — these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history."
Mr. Obama, we are watching. Watching to see how you will change our nation to make it better. To make us more free under our constitution.