It's been a long time coming, but I know a change is gonna come.

[A Change is Gonna Come-Sam Cooke]

well people, barack obama took office today. january 20th 2009. a historical day. even though i did not personally vote for him, i think its really cool that i got to witness history be made. and even though i did not vote for him, i believe it is time to support him as the new leader of our country. he has a big job ahead of him fixing this nations problems, and he needs the people to support him now, instead of pettily criticizing him as some have been doing. we need to give him a chance to make policies, implement his procedures, and try to fix things his way before we start judging him to harshly. he also needs our patience and understanding. i worry that people have unrealistic expectations of him. even though he preached change, our system of government is constructed in such a way that makes change fairly difficult. it will take time. as much as he would like to, he cant possibly walk in and in one week fix all of our social and economic problems. he has a rough road ahead of him, and i do not envy him at all. i wish him the best of luck in his presidency.