Obama inaugurated - Change will come?

Today the 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, was inaugurated as America's first black president. This means a lot to many Americans who have high expectations and hope he will bring the necessary change in these bad economic times.

I watched his inaugural speech at the office together with many of my colleagues and hundreds of people watched the ceremony at Times Square. Apart from taking the oath where he slightly stumbled being mislead or being nervous, which I don't blame him, Obama once again appeared to be an eloquent speaker with a strong message. I sincerely hope he can and will change the situation in this country indeed...
Millions of people, standing on Washington Mall in the freezing cold, attended the ceremony in Washington D.C. and all national TV channels were broadcasting live from very early in the morning and are still continuing to do so while I'm writing this.
At this moment the Obamas are attending 10 (!) different inauguration balls, starting at the Neightborhood Ball where they danced very close together while Beyonce sang for them. A lot of celebrities like Shakira, Mary J. Blige, Faith Hill, Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder and Sting will be performing at the different balls across town.

After the party tonight, tomorrow will be the first full day of serious work in the White House for Obama, I wish him all the courage and wisdom in the coming years to come. And what happended to former president George W. Bush? This afternoon he headed back to his Texas ranch and began his post-presidential life, finally...