Hope is Alive in President Obama

Today was a big day for Hawaii and the nation. Today Senator Barack Obama became president.

Perhaps now that the inaguration is complete people will begin to make changes. News coverage of the historical event showed us that people were moved to tears and that many didn't think they'd see the day that an African American became president of the good ol' US of A. Perhaps now that it has truly happened, people will begin to act upon all the talk of change.

I think the nation is ready. I think it needs someone different to lead us in a different direction, to take a different course. Just as Robert Frost "took the one less traveled by," I think America has begun to realize that this choice we've made for the office of president will be the choice "that has made all the difference."