While my physical presence might be overseas far, far away-- my heart will undoubtedly be with the rest of my family and comrades back home in the U.S. of A., on the historically exciting day of January 20th, 2009. My ancestral roots might originate from the Muthaland, 'tis true. But on this particular day, I'm damn proud to be an American.
Without a doubt, along with Obama's official oath into office comes some extremely high expectations of him and what he can deliver. Bush leaves the Oval Office with some major "baggage" left for our new president to handle-- an economic crisis so bad everyone and their momma down to Skid Row felt it, the aftermath of war, and the loss of national confidence, overall, from west- to east-coast. Current American society is undeniably, well...a tad more impatient than that of FDR's reign back in the early '30's, when the economy was hurrrrtin' post-market crash. Ridin' high from Obama's victory over ("doh!") McCain, while taking in the sweet solutions the genuinely honest politican has offered with utmost integrity and practicality in mind, the American public, including myself, should rest assured that while deliverance from the Bush administration's mistakes won't be immediate, it will certainly come in due time if we don't falter from faith and his principles of nonpartisanship. How lucky are we to be ALIVE during such an amazing era, to witness history-in-the-making from an unstoppable campaign, to shockingly victorious poll results (thus restoring my own personal faith in the American public, admittedly), to an historic inaugural day- and beyond? Yeah, I know it sounds corny-- and to some, perhaps too idealistic considering the reality of our nation's "sitch," but so what? I'm still floatin' from damn-near elation that I was elected Miss November '08 when Obama was elected Mr. President during the same exact month and year-- a coincidental synapse I get to claim and dance about like an overjoyed American civilian if I desire to.
A month back, while awaiting yet another delayed flight from JFK to LAX, I dilly-dallied at one of the terminal bookstores, purchasing Obama's "The Audacity of Hope." Sincerity and practicality again prove to be his strong points, as he delivers honest answers to a host of issues while relating to people like you and me, with humorous asides about his personal/political encounters. :) And he does this while staying true to non-divisional lines amongst all classes, races, religions, what have you. Obama never fails in tying everything he substantiates and supports together, under one unfailing theme-- that what unites all Americans together is that unspoken,common feeling of national camaraderie, united under commonality and agreement of America's principles as set forth by our Founding Fathers: equal liberties across all sects and the rebirth of "The American Dream" (achieved by the man himself)!
