Images from The New York 
Times. What else can you say about it that hasn't been said? It's the end of a long, painful, dark and embarassing chapter in American history. I'm sure Barack will make mistakes and make unpopular decisions. People are looking to him almost as a messiah it seems, and that's a lot to live up to, even for someone who was just elected to the most powerful position in the world. Today wasn't quite as incredible and euphoric as Election Day, but still pretty great. At my office, a bunch of us gathered together to watch the inauguration ceremony in the lobby of our office. A well known conservative walked through the crowd and looked like Sideshow Bob from The Simpsons (voiced by another well-known conservative, Kelsey Grammer) with a look like, "We'll be back! We'll get you next time!"
Whatever: I've never been so proud to be an American as I have in the past few months. Despite all of the dangers in our future (America's and the world's), with Barack Obama in The White House, I feel quite optimistic.
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