Posted: 11:53 am
I had to work on Inauguration Day, though I was one of just a few who were in the office that day. This worked out because it was a pleasantly slow day with not much to do, so I watched the entire inauguration on my TV. (One nice thing about working at a cable TV company is we all have TV’s on our desks.)
This inauguration was different than any other I remember in my life time, and I’ve never felt such a strong sense of hope for our nation as I did when watching this inauguration. The sheer mass of people at the Capitol and on the mall, the enthusiastic responses from the crowd, and Barack Obama and his inspiring inauguration speech all filled me with positive feelings even though the country is going through tough times. Obama pointed out we have much work to do to get the country back on track but he has a roll-up-the-sleeves and let’s-get-’er-done approach, as he said in his speech (one of my favorite quotes):
Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and begin again the work of remaking America.
I also liked how Obama made it clear the United States will stand firm, and even though there is a change in leadership we are not to be taken advantage of:
We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.
I am very glad Obama was elected President, and I am excited to see where he leads the country.
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