Now the hard work in Washington really begins, as everyone now realises how much damage the Bush years did to both America and the world.
I listened to the inaugural address, and while the new President gave a generally strong performance said all the right things, I wouldn't call it a stirring speech. It really did not hit me emotionally - he's no Bill Clinton in that respect. Nonetheless, the country does not need a great orator, it needs a strong leader, and by all indications, that's what we've got.
I'm still having a hard time with the whole spirit of cooperation thing that Obama's pushing. Intellectually I realise that consensus and non-partisanship provides the surest path to success for the Obama agenda, and therefore support it wholeheartedly. Emotionally, however, I want sweet revenge on all Republicans and anyone who had anything to do with the Bush years and their destructive policies, divisiveness and fear-mongering.
Fortunately, we've got this guy!
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