Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States in front of a record breaking crowd of hundreds of thousands of supporters and well wishers on the mall in Washington, DC early this afternoon. Obama addressed the nation and the world in a heartfelt, moving, historic speech that lasted 18 minutes. He emphasized diplomacy, service, cooperation, perseverance, hard work, and personal responsibility. I sat rapt listening to Obama and feeling great pride to be an American and to be witnessing this moment in history. He made some clear references to how he would veer from Bush’s policy, saying that leaders will be judged for what...
