Delayed written reaction to Inauguration Day

[gategrrl]

I know I haven't posted much about Inauguration Day, but I've been processing exactly how HAPPY I am about this. Obama said ALL the right things in his Inauguration speech and moreover, used his mad orating skillz amazingly. I couldn't have been more  happy than if he'd placed a nice neat shoe-print on Bush's backside and told him not to let the door hit him on the way out.

It's like a pall has lifted. Just like when the Santa Anas here in the LA/San Fernando valleys sweep the smog away and you can finally finally see the gorgeous mountains that surround you every day.

And it helps that the new family in the White House seems *alive* and Real People. Their older daughter is my daughter's age, and their younger daughter is slightly younger than my son's age. They feel accessible. (er, not just the kids, but the family)

I know there are some on my flist that really can't stand that A)Democrats won the presidency and that B) they think this is the crappiest thing ever, but keep in mind, y'all: the former president and his father and Reagan (starting with Reagan) produced a situation in this country that grew exponentially WORSE for us and everyone connected to the USA. They short-circuited civil liberties, did their best to buttress up their business cronies and rich friends, and steamrollered over safegaurds and criminal laws and tried (and succeeded) in making the USA a country that tortures, hold people in prison unlawfully and without representation...and I could go on.

So yeah. YAY!

Comments

[brihana25.livejournal.com]

The best part of that speech? The part about, "We will not allow our security to take the place of our freedom."

That entire section of the speech was pure win, IMO. I see the Patriot Act being repealed in its entirety.*

*which is not to say it will be... just that based on that part of the speech, I can see him leading up to it...

[gategrrl.livejournal.com]

yes. That part in particular warmed the cockles of my heart. Whatever cockles are. It warmed them. That was a particular kick in the head to Bush and Cheney. Heh.

I hope it gets repealed or scaled back or shaved down to only absolute necessities. There were already laws in place that could do what that said it needed to do. Grrr.

[whisper99.livejournal.com]

What got me was:

On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.

Which was a total slap in the face to the shrub and made me cheer!