the inauguration

i would be remiss if i did not briefly comment on the inauguration of Barack Obama as our 44th President. It was not until I heard Obama take the oath of office and deliver an excellent inaugural address did it finally sink in that George W. Bush was no longer our president, and that we were entering an administration that seems to be defined by intelligence and integrity rather than ineptness and moral bankruptcy.

standing on the mall, with the sun emerging from behind the washington monument moments before Obama took the oath of office, seemed an apt metaphor for the day.