I am happy...

About Obama.

Seriously, that guy can give a speech (not that that will make him a great president but still he is nice to watch). I also received an email from a past foreign exchange student that lived with my family for a summer when I was about 16 and he was 17 or 18. He talked about becoming a doctor (in Germany... where doctors make no money) and then he said "Congratulations on your new president. I watched the inauguration on TV over here. It was great!" How many times did you here other countries excited about a president of ours lately... Not that popularity is the best (in fact some people are scared of Obama because people actually like him...why they think we need a big turd in the White House is beyond me... ). But I thought it was cool that my friend was watching the inauguration in Germany. Whether you like Obama or not the fact that he is the first African American president is saying something (although he is just as white has he is black... and honestly that could have played a role in it... but still it is awesome!). I heard on Senator say that he was happy to see the support of a lot of white people yesterday, even if they didn't vote for Obama and probably won't vote for him in re-election, they were very supportive of the historical event that yesterday was.

I liked Obama's speech. I liked that he was honest about the situation we are facing. I liked that he said that a lot of this problem came because people were greedy. It was nice to hear some truth (or what I perceive as truth) given in a speech. I think that I am drawn to Obama because he seems to tell it more like it is.... as much as you can in politics. I just enjoy that. We will see how the presidency plays out in the next few years.... he has his work cut out for him. So in the mean time I will be praying that God works through him and that God protects him and his family.