The Sunny Side of Life

Woke up this morning to a sense there is a "change" in the air. I got Samantha off to school in her red, white and blue, her school was going to watch the inauguration. In all my years in school we never watched an inauguration. This just goes to show how significant today is in our country’s history. Even our youngest children have become interested in politics. I think that is so awesome!

Here are my thoughts on the inauguration.... Chief Justice John Roberts flubbed up the beginning of the oath, but it was his first. :) Obama’s address was wonderful! Michelle’s dress was pretty but Aretha Franklin’s hat was ridiculous! LOL I have to say my favorite part was the Benediction by Rev. Lowery. Here is my favorite part, “Lord, in the memory of all the saints who from their labors rest, and in the joy of a new beginning, we ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get in back, when brown can stick around ... when yellow will be mellow ... when the red man can get ahead, man; and when white will embrace what is right. That all those who do justice and love mercy say Amen." AMEN!!

I have to say I felt a little sorry of Bush, just a little. :) To leave with a 22% approval rating and then to see the 1.8 million turn out to see Obama sworn in, let’s just say that must "hurt" a little. Did you hear people singing, "Na na, Na na, Na na, Na na, Hey, Hey, GOODBYE as the helicopter took him back to Texas? Sadly he still won’t concede that he made many mistakes, Iraq and Katrina, just to name a few. Maybe in time History will not be so harsh to him.

Our country has such high hopes for Obama and I really hope that he can live up to them and bring the "change" we are all so desperately seeking.


A little trivia on inaugurations, Sam and I heard these questions on the radio this morning.

1. Which President gave the shortest Inauguration speech?.......... at 135 words it was George Washington. This was his second Inauguration speech. There is something to be said for making it "short and sweet."

2. Which President gave the longest Inauguration speech? ...........at 8445 words it was William Henry Harrison. He not only holds the record for longest Inauguration speech but he is also the president that served the shortest term in office. He died one month later from pneumonia. Some say he should have made the speech short and sweet and he would have not become sick.