Obama's Inauguration Speech

I think the strongest aspect of Obama's inauguration speech was the positive, unifying things he said. I can't imagine that any American, whether conservative or liberal, would have been turned off by any of the issues he mentioned or implied. He talked about revamping health-care and improving transportation and communication lines across the country. He affirmed the greatness of American democracy (that "all are created equal"), and called for mutual respect between the USA and the Muslim world. Even in referring to the universally unpopular war in Iraq, he spoke not of "winning the war" but of turning power over the the Iraqi people as soon as possible.

At the end of his speech, I wanted a job working for this guy! I hope that even some of his detractors were open-minded enough to see that he is not some crazy, idealistic liberal, but that he is going to work hard to find realistic solutions to the problems facing America today.