President Obama

By Allen Van Hoosier
I need to say a few things about today's historic event.
Regardless of where one lies within the political arena, no one can deny how today is probably one of the most intense days in human history.

I work around a few die-hard republicans who blasted Obama during the entire campaign on a daily basis. Today - one of these co-workers had an odd demeanor about him, much like the demeanor President Obama displayed today - a sort of serious but not somber look; the look that conveyed "party's over. I wished for it now I got it. Get to work."
I asked my co-worker, who was a former marine, "Aren't you going to say any thing trite or insulting about Obama?"

"I refuse from this day forth," he said. "He's now MY president too."
And that gave me hope for his success as a Commander in Chief, as well as hope restored again about the idea of being an American. And this is vital. It's the same phenomenon in athletic events; if a talented team has not a care in the world, then they have nothing to lose, and hence they have no need for hope. A new team with youth and optimism has hope, and with hope comes unity, with hope comes focus, and with hope, comes the most destructive force in people(s) as in nature as well: momentum. And with hope and momentum, there is endless possibility.

And Vice President's wife? Who wouldn't mind checkin' that out for four more years?