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I was lucky today. The session I was in ended early, and I was able to watch on the TVs the conference had setup, our Vice President, and then our President get sworn in to office.
Once again, we have the marvelous miracle, the peaceful transfer of power from one leader to the next. No last minute coup attempt. No military overthrow necessary. Mr. Bush stepped down, Mr. Obama stepped up. There's a new administration. Simple. If I might opine, elegant.
We have a new leadership in government. Note: we do not have a new government. The system is the same, the vast majority of the day to day workers remain the same. What we have is new leadership, with new agendas, ideas, plans.
I watched, and chuckled with the nation, as we saw this most eloquent of speakers fumble a bit during his oath of office. Frankly even he laughed about it. Then he delivered his inaugural speech. Wow. I stood rapt, hanging on every word. In a room full of other conference participants standing and staring to hear what he had to say to us. My eyes filled with tears to hear it. (I'll be honest about it.)
I no longer need Mr. Bartlett of The West Wing, to believe that there can be elegant, eloquent, driven leaders who can make people believe in more than themselves. I have the real thing now.
Thank you Mr. President.
Once again, we have the marvelous miracle, the peaceful transfer of power from one leader to the next. No last minute coup attempt. No military overthrow necessary. Mr. Bush stepped down, Mr. Obama stepped up. There's a new administration. Simple. If I might opine, elegant.
We have a new leadership in government. Note: we do not have a new government. The system is the same, the vast majority of the day to day workers remain the same. What we have is new leadership, with new agendas, ideas, plans.
I watched, and chuckled with the nation, as we saw this most eloquent of speakers fumble a bit during his oath of office. Frankly even he laughed about it. Then he delivered his inaugural speech. Wow. I stood rapt, hanging on every word. In a room full of other conference participants standing and staring to hear what he had to say to us. My eyes filled with tears to hear it. (I'll be honest about it.)
I no longer need Mr. Bartlett of The West Wing, to believe that there can be elegant, eloquent, driven leaders who can make people believe in more than themselves. I have the real thing now.
Thank you Mr. President.
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