Inauguration Day!

I was lucky enough to have a boss that would allow my fellow coworkers and I to stop for a moment and watch the swearing-in of Barrack Obama and Joe Biden on Tuesday. Can I just say, ‘Wow?!’ It was an amazing sight to see the first African-American in our history become the 44th President of the United States, not to mention a transition in power to that of a Democrat after eight years.

While the moment was indeed historic for African-Americans throughout the United States, it was also a much-needed change in our politics when our country is looking for a way to stabilize itself. With Wall Street’s recent plummet, unemployment on the rise, foreclosures on almost every street in America, and the auto industry failing, our country is sorely in need of guidance. Hopefully, Obama and Biden can help the American people find a way forward into a brighter future. While Obama cannot possibly fix every problem in America by himself, I think he can turn our country in a new direction from its previous course with the help of his cabinet and the cooperation of both Democrats and Republicans in the Senate and Congress.

On the same note of positive thinking, the fact that Obama was elected president opens up completely new possibilities for future presidential hopefuls! I hope one day to see a woman in the Oval Office. It is shameful that a country which promotes the idea of equality and endless opportunities has not had a woman as president; if the rest of world can have women in the roles of power throughout their histories, why can’t we?!

Enough rambling for the day! Good luck President Obama and Vice President Biden!