Whatever your political persuasion, it would be hard not to recognize that today represents a momentous time in American history. I’m not talking about a black man being sworn in as President. If we have truly acheived our stated goals of eliminating racism, the color of the man holding the office should be irrelevant. Rather, I’m talking about the sense of hope that seems to be pervading the country. There is a change in this country. Hope that we are going to move in a new direction. Hope that other countries may, for the first time in a long time, see America not as a the aggressor that we seem to have become, but as the country that provides hope for the rest of the world and still represents opportunities far beyond those available in many other countries. Frankly, I hope for his sake, and for that of the country, he is able to achieve the goals he has set. I believe it is the sense of hope that has so many excited about this new president.

Sadly, there are many who are so shallow and ignorant that they can’t see beyond the color of a man’s skin. For them, unschooled as they clearly may be, it is not possible for a black man to have the intellect to do the best for this country. Yet, listening to him, I am convinced that he is probably the most intellectual president we’ve had in quite a while. In their narrow, color-sensitive minds there are threats and risks. There will be some idiots who will hatch ill-concieved plots against him. What they don’t realize is that doing so will have the opposite effect of what they intend. I believe that we should allow the President to prove himself. We might be even more surprised by his abilities.