As we approach the Inauguration Day you can almost feel the excitement wherever you look or listen. It is in the air, in people's faces, in their voices. I have never seen this much excitement regarding a new president. It is the promise of that rainbow, that new day that everyone in this country is so desperately hoping for and have been talking about ever since Obama began speaking -- actually, I think, as far back as the Democratic Convention four years ago. There was from the beginning a quality about him and the way he spoke that inspired people, gave them hope, a belief that he could indeed bring about a new day in this country, a day that is so desperately needed.
I'm most definitely one of those, but it's not going to happen over night and I hope people realize that it's going to take time to clean up the mess this country is in right now. Obama is probably going to make mistakes -- he's human and we need to remember that and not expect miracles during his first year in office or even the second. And I do know this, but for now I have to admit I'm like everyone else, I'm excited, I'm hopeful for the future for the first time in over eight years.
So, lets go on being excited, but realistic as well. Let's support Obama, but have patience and let's all do all that we can to help his promise become a reality.
