Young and untested, Obama is a man of enormous confidence and electrifying oratorical skills. Hopes for Obama are extremely high, suggesting that Americans are willing to give him a long honeymoon to strengthen the economy and lift the financial gloom. - Yahoo.com
NVDL: I know this is an unpopular and probably unPC question. I do think we need to think critically about this. Obama is inheriting a USA in a shoddy condition. It is possibly the shoddiest America we have ever seen. It's possible not too many candidates wanted the job; that is not to say that the job that needs to be done is more important than ever, especially for global stability and security.
But what if 1 year from now America's intractable problems - through no fault of Obama - are even worse? The crowd is fickle I fear, and will test this president's mettle.
WASHINGTON – Stepping into history, Barack Hussein Obama grasps the reins of power as America's first black president in a high-noon inauguration amid grave economic worries and high expectations.
Braving icy temperatures and possible snow flurries, hundreds of thousands of people descended on the heavily guarded capital city Tuesday for the first change of administrations since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
The Constitution says the clock — not the pomp, ceremony and oaths — signals the transfer of the office from the old president to the new one.
Obama's inauguration represents a time of renewal and optimism for a nation gripped by fear and anxiety. Stark numbers tell the story of an economic debacle unrivaled since the 1930s:
_Eleven million people have lost their jobs, pushing the unemployment rate to 7.2 percent, a 16-year high.
_One in 10 U.S. homeowners is delinquent on mortgage payments or in arrears.
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