Long Expected Party

Now for a presidential, executive edition of…

Here’s to You!!!!

So I raise my glass and say, “Here’s to you, President Barack Obama!”

I have two songs floating around in my head. One of them is “Wind of Change” by the Scorpions. The other one is “Won’t Get Fooled Again” by the Who. I’m somewhere in between.

So today at work most of us were on CNN.com streaming the inauguration, not getting much work done but no one really cared.

In the minutes before the oath, you have to really think “I’m so glad I’m not him right now!” Can you imagine that kind of anticipation? What probably doesn’t help is that there are a lot of people under the foolish notion that practically by tomorrow Barack Obama will just flip a switch and everything will be cool. No more wars or economic strife or any of that bad stuff. Uh, yeah, as much as I very much believe he can improve things, and that his election is good news for the youth rights movement (as opposed to McCain, that is, I’m not including any of the long shots in that assessment), no one can just snap his fingers and fix everything. It will take a while. Accept that. Don’t go crying a month from now when things are relatively the same and start screaming that Obama lied. You’re just stupid.

Oh, and Dick Cheney in the wheelchair? At first I was thinking “aww, must be from his health issues”. But when I heard it was because he pulled a muscle while packing up to move, I LOL’d.

And, gee wiz, Ted Kennedy, can’t they get through an inaugural luncheon without it turning into what could be an intro to House?

Also, the whole “ZOMG! Black President!!!” thing is getting a little tiresome. I mean, yes, it is a great thing that we’ve broken the white mold (and even then, pretty much only those of English, Scottish, Irish, or German descent). I’m even proud to have seen such a milestone occur. But a black man is not all Barack Obama is. He’s the guy we elected to, among a fuckton of other things, pick up Bush’s mess. The fact he’s black never even enters my mind. Well, except for when he was walking during the parade and I had the lingering fear that in the crowds was some KKK asshole ready to make Obama beat William Henry Harrison’s record.

I’m happy about this. I mean, I just know I’ll head to the NYRA forums after this to find a bunch of the people there all like “waaah, I hate Obama, I want Ron Paul!” because everyone there is a whiny butthurt idiot, but whatever.