Inauguration Day

While it’s bitter cold outside, I’ve got a warm feeling in my gut as President Bush takes the oath of office for a second time today.

Four years ago, I didn’t feel that way at all. I felt disheartened and betrayed by an American system that hadn’t gone my way. Yet 8 months later, everything was going to change – including me.

But not the system. The American republic rolled onward into the future, steadily and inexorably. It didn’t betray me after all; it worked as it was designed – restoring my faith in my country.

Here’s to President Bush #43, and to the nation that he governs.