Posted by
Steve on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 1:25:42 PM
Today, Barack Hussein Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. For good or ill, he is now President for the next four years. If he means what he has been saying leading up to the swearing in and in his speech at the swearing in, he will be a great President. Of course, he would have to fight the Democrat Congress every step of the way. He has shown no inclination to fight the Democrat Congress in any way.
The inauguration of the 44th President is one of the spectacular events in human history. Every four years we swear in a new President. Sometimes that is a re-elected President and sometimes it is a newly elected President like it is this time. Also, this time the event is unique because this President is the first one of color to be elected. That is a historic first that no-one can take away from Barack Hussein Obama.
The inauguration of a new President is always a time of hope for the future. We hope that this President will be able to lead us through the coming trials and keep us safe. President Bush did just that for the past 8 years. My hope is that President Obama will do the same. I do not have much faith in his ability to do so because of the policies that he believes in. If the policies Barack Obama believes in get passed, the country will definitely be in trouble during the 4 years of this term of office.
Should we celebrate the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States, even with the misgivings we hold for the future? We should celebrate the inauguration as a signature event in the history of the country. But, we should also keep in mind that we should never put our integrity on hold and back this new President’s crackpot ideas for the future. We should keep in mind that freedom is the most important asset we hold as Americans. We should fight anything that infringes on that freedom. If this President puts things forward that increase our freedoms, we should back him to the hilt. If he puts things forward that infringe on our freedoms, we should fight him every step of the way.
The next two years will not be easy. We have a small minority in the House of Representatives that has almost no voice thanks to the Democrats in the House. The Democrats always cry that they need to have a voice in everything when they are in the minority. When they are in the majority, they do not believe Republicans should be heard at all. In the Senate, we have at least 41 votes that can stop the worst offenses. We may get 42 votes if Norm Coleman wins his challenge. There is an almost 100% chance that he will win the challenge in Minnesota and take his rightful seat. That allows the Republicans to filibuster whenever the Democrats want to take away our liberty. Let us hope that all 42 Republicans have the backbone to follow through with the filibuster whenever the Democrats vote to take away our liberty.
For me, I have tried to ignore all of the hoopla that is going on today. I managed to ignore all the hoopla that surrounded all the other Presidents that were inaugurated during my lifetime. I thought I would try it again today. It has proved to be extremely difficult. The reporters are just gushing all over themselves on how happy everyone is. They forget that almost 50% of us did not vote for this man. They are just projecting their own happiness onto the rest of us. Doing so, makes me sick to my stomach. I cannot stand it when someone else tries to tell me how I feel. I know how I feel and it may or may not agree with them. If it does agree with them, then I validate their feelings. If it does not agree with them, I resent being told that it does. A good announcer may project happiness, but does not tell the audience that they also feel extreme joy today. That is insulting. Hopefully, things can get back to normal tomorrow.