Barack Obama was sworn in as President of the United States today. The several days have witnessed a fever pitch of excitement and a prevailing sense of being witness to history - if anything, frankly, a little overplayed in the media.
The man has a gigantic task ahead of him. The economic situation seems to be growing worse (the DOW dropped 300 points today), and despite the utter relief that Bush's eight years (upon which I'll reluctantly withhold commentary) is finally over, people are scared, institutions are disappearing and every time we think we see a bottom, it recedes downward again.
If nothing else, it's hard now to imagine John McCain, in his early seventies, having the vigor and resiliency to handle this crisis. Barack Obama is a young man - 47 - and he'll need to draw from that.
In fact, for the first time in my life...the president is young than I.
Yikes.
Good luck, President Obama. We've got your back.
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