Thoughts on Inauguration

Like many people across the country, and probably world, I watched the inauguration of Barack Obama this morning. I was impressed by how many people were there in D.C. just to watch the thing on big screen monitors. It seemed like they had so much patriotism and hope for this country. I only hope that these feelings last a long time and that they weren't merely a show. I should probably watch the speech over again because the internet was being very stubborn and I missed about half of it. So I will try to comment on that later. But I did want to make one more comment about Bush. I still like him. I think he's a great guy. The whole time I saw him today on TV he was smiling, asking people how they were doing, and just being friendly. I particularly liked how he was giving high fives to the security guards lining the path he walked on. Despite what anyone may say, I feel that he did what he thought best for the country always. This is the same thing that president Obama is going to do. And I'm sure that most presidents have tried to do the same thing. But I was amazed at how the crowd erupted into a "No More Bush" cheer at the inauguration when he was introduced. Two thumbs down for them. He gives his entire life, doing his best for the country for 8 years, and that's the thanks he gets. I for one am glad he was president.