I’m sure the blogosphere will be overloaded with the great historical inauguration of the 44th president and how important this moment was for the world, swearing in the first black president or at least one with dark skin, but if you read The Matthias Chronicles you would have read this post Obama: Not the first black president, by Mar Matthias Darin.

Are you telling me Obama is the 6th black president? I am not a history buff so I certainly had never heard any of this myself, but I found it very interesting reading and something I will probably follow up on. Does it really matter what color a man’s skin is so long as he is qualified to do a job? I didn’t vote for the new president, but it wasn’t due to color. I know he is an educated man, but I didn’t think he was right for the job, but only time will tell.

I’m glad Bush is out of office, I’m sure he loves his country and did his best, but he was never my choice to start with. One Bush was one too many. I wish the best for the new President and his family, but more than that I wish the best for my country and hope we can get out of our downward spiral. I do not see Obama as a saint that is going to save the world and I certainly don’t expect him to perform miracles, he does not walk on water.

I am so sick of hearing about bailouts for companies that have foolishly wasted money. According to the paper even Harley Davidson is now thinking about asking for a bailout, this is getting ridiculous. People are indeed expecting miracles, you can see it in their faces and I’m afraid these people are going to be let down because they are expecting too much too soon and it’s not going to happen over night.

I would love to see a perfect world, but I know it will never happen and the color of a man’s skin will not make it happen either. I hope this man is a good politician that can make sound decisions for the good of all people and hopefully he has surrounded himself with a capable cabinet, history in the making, we will look back in 4 years and see how far we have come. Hopefully the right choice was made.