A reminder

I spent yesterday watching the presidential inauguration and then the documentary Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson.  It got me to thinking a lot about the world and where we've gotten since yesterday's historic swearing in.

It seems that the world is now giddy and anxious to put down the lofty plans of our new president.  There's not enough time.  There aren't enough resources to execute his goals.

I stand behind the president of the United States, whoever it might be, and I stand behind our current president.  I believe that this is a great country and can become better at any given opportunity, and I believe this is the man that will try to start that journey.  Whether it takes two terms and several other presidents to come, we can make it.

And I look back at the race, the eye gouging and the name calling.  I look back at Joe the Plumber and Palin's clothes.  We are so much more than the sum of our parts.  If anything, this will be a welcome respite from the stuttering soullessness that has been our charge for the last eight years.