Inauguration: the sweet and the bitter
Now, just to clear things up, as I am called an Obama bot/cheerleader whatever.
Has Obama fallen short on some promises?, yes.
Is there a need to keep genuine, constant pressure on him?, yes
Did he, and many others in the DLC, underestimate the need to look leftward, to actually use the left and ignore many who were pulling towards the center.
YES.
And was the inauguration a bit of overkill,especially as religious types tried to make a slice of history into a loaf of cultural domination? YES.
And can we finally use an actual commitment to peace,with an acknowledgement that we cannot, nor should not, continue to be the world's cop, yes
However, with all of that, we do have a right to celebrate this day. Not because Obama does speeches well, we all know that, but because, very simply, we did not allow the country to put the GOP back in the White House.
The first black president will indeed be a two term president, not a fluke, , This happened despite many on the right who want him killed, in the center that wanted him replaced with Hillary, and yes, even some (note I say some) some fringes on the far left who wanted him punished because he did not whip up a 12 course dinner of revolution like it was a big mac.
In short, the country has changed, and will keep changing. The center is finally moving,despite whatever the HUFFPos say.
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