Get EXCITED!

I am astounded by the negativity of people at a time like this.

I visit msn.com daily. And it was no surprise that when I visited the site this morning, it was plastered with articles about Obama and the inauguration today. What did surprise me were the negative comments that people were leaving on the scrolling "feedback" bar. Some people were flat out saying that there was no way they were even acknowledging there was an inauguration today. Some people arguing that Obama is "only" 50% black, so what's the big deal? Some people griping about the amount of money being spent on today. And others questioning his lack of "experience."

I'm not an idealist and I realize that not everyone will be happy with our leader. But, whether or not someone voted for Obama, they should man-up and admit that this is history. That Obama is giving people hope and getting people excited about politics. Regarding his experience, he obviously full-fills the experience requirements established by our forefathers. They put these requirements into effect because they felt (and very rarely have our forefathers been wrong, even considering the hundreds of years between then and now) that it was enough to prepare someone to lead our country. And on being "only" 50% black? It's 50% more black than any other President. Obviously. The money? The way I "justify" the spending of this money... He is the 44th President of the United States. There have been only 43 people before him that have been able to say that. It's kind of a big deal. He deserves this day. Today is Barack Obama's day. The next four years are ours.

I have goosebumps. I'm excited!