Regarless of what your politics are, you've got to admit that today is a pretty spectacular day in US political history. I'm not even american and I was glued to the tube watching Obama's swearing in and his mesmerising speech (man, his speech writers are good!).

I was really struck by his focus on taking more personal responsability for our lives in order to get out of this dark cloud we're all in right now. It kind of fits with my my decision to get LB - instead of focussing on why i'm fat and how I got ther and who contributed, I'm doing something about it. It's about working hard to get what you want, instead of relying on something else to fix your situation.

As you can tell, i was quite inspired by Obama's Speech. Would love to hear other's reactions.

i watched it and thought it was simply amazing.

i heard that he wrote most of it himself (CNN)...

i really liked the dig at Shrub that said now we are ready to actually lead (paraphrasing of course)

i really liked the dig at Shrub that said now we are ready to actually lead (paraphrasing of course)

that was great! I was hoping he'd directly comment on Shrub's incompetency (but doubted he would), so it was a real treat when he said that.

DC must have been very, very busy over the past few days.

The estimates are from 1.5 million to 2 million in DC.

I did not go and since all bridges in from Virginia to DC were closed for security reasons, it didn't affect my area very much.

My worry was of something happening security-wise...with all those people in such a small area, How would they get out safely? and being only 25 miles from DC would I be able to get my family together and get us all out safely if need be? Sadly those are things we have to think about these days.

But it was amazing to hear that with that many people crammed into a small area that is typically riddled with crime on any given day, there were no incidents domestic or otherwise.

It is very cool and very heartening that everything went off so well in Washington. It seemed from the media coverage that the crowds were dignified and appreciative of being there. That was truly great!

My worry was of something happening security-wise...with all those people in such a small area, How would they get out safely? and being only 25 miles from DC would I be able to get my family together and get us all out safely if need be? Sadly those are things we have to think about these days.

But it was amazing to hear that with that many people crammed into a small area that is typically riddled with crime on any given day, there were no incidents domestic or otherwise.

Amen! As I was watching the parade, I got nervous when the Obamas got out of the car. I would yell, "Get back in the car!!"

Regarless of what your politics are, you've got to admit that today is a pretty spectacular day in US political history. I'm not even american and I was glued to the tube watching Obama's swearing in and his mesmerising speech (man, his speech writers are good!).

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I am pleased that we have a President who is articulate, professional, and appears to be inclusive. I have hope for the future. It will not be an easy future, but nothing ever comes easy.