Martin Luther King's dream about children being not judged by the colour of their skin, but the quality of their character and integrity seems a bit lost in the Obamania star-struck media.
A black president is sworn into the Whitehouse's most powerful position in the free world with huge expectations thrust upon his shoulders to clean up Mr. George Bush's mess.
It is understandably a very emotional moment for those of African-American descent who no doubt heard their grandparents talk of terrible days in the past as now, voters were colour-blind at the polls.
However, the man can't solve everything from fixing the nose-diving North American economy; instituting public health-care; pulling out of Iraq; and putting some peaceful ideas into the Middle East -- all in the first three months he will be in office as many seem to hope.
President Obama is only one man and no miracle worker as speculations are made to how much change he can find by cleaning up after Bush's mess.
Yet if Mr. Obama can motivate a nation, regardless of skin colour, who knows what they might achive.
Canadian politicians should take note as Obama picks people from both sides of Senate with his mantra-like optimism though, united, yes we can get down to business.
another editorial about the new US president as he's been happily elected
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As Bishop Gene Robinson said in his opening prayer at the inauguration:
May Mr. Obama be colour blind: May he see neither red nor blue states.
This makes much sense to me... I too hope his non-partisan dreams can travel a bit further north to our beloved Canada!
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