Obama's Inauguration

Today we cancelled class just so we could all huddle around the radio and listen to Obama's inauguration address. To sum it up, it was great. I walked in the classroom hearing him say, "We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories." That's what I like to hear.

He basically was talking about how we're in an age of uncertainty and depression, but as long as we stick with our values and reforge our loyalty in our government and America itself, we can do anything we put our minds to.

A great part was when he said, "To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West - know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist." He said that "[Our nation] can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to the effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it."

Fantastic. I'm sure he'll do great as our new president.

-Derek

Today is a great day for America

History was made last night. President Bush is no longer president of the USA; now that title goes to Barack Obama, the first black president to ever run in office. People have been hungry for a democrat president rather than a republican president, and now that wish has been fulfilled. I hope Obama leads us out of this economically depressing time and back to greatness.

In other news, Proposition 8 has won. Which makes me sick. Well, in the words of Jack Dorsey, "Proposition 8 may have won the day, but in the end it will lose." Something along those lines.

-Derek