My Thoughts on the Inauguration of President Obama

I’ve never seen so many people so excited for a new president. In years past, when a president was inaugurated, I can’t remember people even wanting to take time to watch or listen to the inauguration speech.

In November, I think I was one of the few in Washington that voted against Barack Obama. I disagree with some of his policies. I will say though, that during the campaign, President Obama gained my respect doing things like never bringing up the race issue. At times things could have gotten nasty, but he never allowed them to.

Now that Barack Obama is President, he has my support. I hope he does an awesome job. After all, he is my President. I have been impressed with what he has done up to this point. Hopefully he can continue. But there are some tough times that, as a nation, we are facing. The president alone cannot solve these problems.

There is something that I think we need to watch out for. It seems that many people think that things will get better because we havea new president. Guess what? Many things will not change. I believe each and every person in this nation is responsible for their own success. Not Barack Obama. Not George Bush. The expectations are enormously high for President Obama.

We all have a part to play. Good luck to everybody.