Old Retired Guy Blog
January 20, 2009
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It's Been a Long Time Coming
I know that the word "hope" was used frequently in the presidential election. Despite that, hope may be the best word to describe what I felt while watching the Inauguration of President Obama. After eight years of a President who will surely go down as one of the worst in the history of our country, we finally have a new President. More importantly, we have a president who has both intelligence and integrity, qualities that have been sorely lacking in the White House. This gives me hope. I think that it also gives hope to other Americans and to people in countries all around the world. During the broadcast, many Black Americans, understandably moved, said they thought they would never live to see this day. And yet it has finally arrived. But it's not just Black Americans that are happy; the cheering crowd was filled with Americans of all races, creeds, colors, religions, and incomes. That's the beauty and the strength of our country. That's what makes me proud to be an American. I'm not naive enough to think that this means that our troubles will soon be over. We have been going down the wrong path for far too long. The more obvious it became that we were on the wrong path, the more determined George W. Bush became to force us down that path to prove that he was right. We have a lot of work to do, but I am hopeful that President Barack Obama and his administration can provide the leadership and the inspiration to convince Americans to make the changes that are needed to turn our ship of state around.
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