The Inaguration from Stella's point of view:

I was so moved and touched by the inaguration yesterday! Is it because the first black president was sworn into office?

No.

Is it because after 8 years of a republican in office, we now have switched to the party that has compassion and hope for the future?

Hell no.

I wish it was McCain/Palin being sworn in yesterday. But I was touched because for the 44th time, the ruler in America has passed the torch to the next in line peacefully. The old and the new sit together...have coffee...wish each other well in both of their endeavors. I don't think that George W. Bush and President Obama could be more different from each other. And no I'm not talking about the color of their skin. I'm talking just about their policies. But at the same time there is a respect there. Not every country in the world is so lucky. In some places, one evil dictator must be murdered in order for the next evil dictator to take over. People under their rule live in fear. So I guess Obama's catch phrase of "Hope" is true. Even with the terrible condition our economy is in, and the way Americans are suffering it is nothing compared to how a person living under a corrupt government suffers.

I am proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free!