Obama-mania

Okay, I'll admit I didn't vote for him. But I can honestly say that I have also never voted for a Democrat. Just personal preference.

I'm usually at odds with what I read in the press, but I enjoyed this editorial that was in our local newspaper yesterday. I thought it was written very well.

From The Savannah Morning News (1/22/09):
Americans and others around the world watched Tuesday as history - in more ways than one - was made as Barack Obama took the presidential oath of office, not only as the nation's 44th president but also as its first president of African descent.
As he spoke the words "So help me God," a resounding and collective cheer went up all across the world for those who believe in Obama's promise of restoring America's prosperity and global prominence.
Much has been made of the fact America has its first black leader. While that is of high notable importance - especially considering black Americans' struggle in this country - let not that fact be the domineering image attached to his presidency.
Mr. Obama's spirit and hope for this country - and the world's spirit of and hope in him - should leave a legacy above that of just the color of his skin.
Parallels have been drawn between Obama and many throughout history who have paved the way to his presidency, including Abraham Lincoln, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy - tough shoes to fill, to be sure, and even tougher legacies to which to live up.
In sharing a varied background of ethnicity, religion and country, President Obama can stake his claim among the feats of these great leaders by helping to restore confidence in America's greatest qualities of its democracy - life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness - around the world.
With Obama's pledge to unite Americans for a better America, we should let that which once divided us now bring us together into one people, while never forgetting how it twice brought our nation to its knees.
We all share in President Obama's hope for our future, and we pray his vision for our country and its place among world powers will be restored to a new glory.