Wednesday, January 21, 2009
January 20th, 2009
It is now midnight on one of the more historic days of my 40 years as an American citizen and I just want to mark this place in time. The inauguration of President Obama is one of those few moments that I can easily predict my great-great grandchildren will be reading about. Far too often the events that make the history books have a sudden tragic or scandalous bend - 9/11, Katrina, Pearl Harbor, JFK, Watergate, etc... Not today.
In my lifetime I cannot think of an American event that has been entirely and deliberately part of the process of our republic and been as positive and, well, hopeful. You don't have to like Obama (and I know at least a few of you are already convinced that he is akin to the anti-christ) to understand the significance of his presidency from a purely human perspective.
Say what you will about Obama's performance over the next four/eight years, but 100 years from now, January 20th, 2009 will get its own mention for no reason other than the simple fact that it happened. I do believe that today has been a visit to a mountaintop. ¶ 12:00 AM
In my lifetime I cannot think of an American event that has been entirely and deliberately part of the process of our republic and been as positive and, well, hopeful. You don't have to like Obama (and I know at least a few of you are already convinced that he is akin to the anti-christ) to understand the significance of his presidency from a purely human perspective.
Say what you will about Obama's performance over the next four/eight years, but 100 years from now, January 20th, 2009 will get its own mention for no reason other than the simple fact that it happened. I do believe that today has been a visit to a mountaintop. ¶ 12:00 AM
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Truly a historical day and no doubt it doesn't carry the same significance for this white dude, although I've been a support of Obama since 2004, as it does for the black community. One can only wonder what path has been cleared for the great minds to follow that otherwise might not have had a chance.
The question now remains will the first female president mean as much? I'm guessing Hill won't be as charged up about breaking that ceiling now.
She could still be the first female head coach in the NFL.
The question now remains will the first female president mean as much? I'm guessing Hill won't be as charged up about breaking that ceiling now.
She could still be the first female head coach in the NFL.
Sorry, one final thought.
Almost equally as important is that this country has stood up and said to the world - that last 8 years, all that crap, that wasn't really us - sorry, we'll try not to let that happen again.
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Almost equally as important is that this country has stood up and said to the world - that last 8 years, all that crap, that wasn't really us - sorry, we'll try not to let that happen again.
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