Nice Sentiment!

"Rosa sat so Martin could walk...

Martin walked, so Obama could run...

Obama is running so our children can fly!"

What a historical day yesterday was, I of course watched the events live like most of the world and did feel quite emotional, I know for me personally it's a case of looking at Obama and what he has acheived, restores my faith in a world where we can acheive anything we put our mind to, nothing is impossible. I think this quote says it all :

"This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed, why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent mall. And why a man whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath."

Obviously the world had come a long way since then but this has to be the ultimate 2 fingers to such ignorance and such a strong feeling of a changed world, for the better. Of course he's not going to solve the world's problems, I mean we all know by now he delivers great speeches but now it's time to back the words up with actions and seen as I'm an Irish citizen it obviously won't have much effect on me but couldn't our government take example from Obama's speech:

"And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account, to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day, because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government."

Yet when our government and the banks f*** up it's us taxpayers who are paying for it. I can't see a day when we can trust our government but as Obama just proved...anything's possible...we live in hope!!

By the way, I also watched some footage of Barack and Michelle Obama watching the parade to celebrate his inauguration last night on CNN... and how down to earth they both seemed. At one stage Michelle kicked off her Jimmy Choos, which lets face it must of been killing her, they danced along to the music, she jumped around excitedly and waved like a lunatic when a group she's involved with passed by, he even gave her a little nudge with his hip at one stage and they both giggled... can you imagine any other president being so comfortable within their own skin and being so "human" for want of a better description... very cool!