Hail to the Chief

Barack Obama, your life is no longer yours.

You are now enveloped in the formidable security bubble that the Secret Service controls, a bubble designed to protect you. Yet, the same bubble will isolate you from the very sources of your strength.

Barack Obama, you now carry on your shoulders the hopes and burdens of the people of this nation. You will age beyond your years. Barack Obama, you now carry on your shoulders the weight of the hopes of so many people of the world. The burden will be unbearable at times.

Barack Obama, sleep well tonight. It might be the last time you sleep well for many years.