OBAMA - Day One- Sorta

To quiet the paranoid and insane the president retook the oath office office. Perhaps Chief Justice Roberts used a script this time. He screwed up last time. And it is only 35 words. Mark it down to the Chief's hubris.

Fist day in office: no torture, transparency in government. George Mitchell as Mid-East envoy. FOIA executive order. closing CIA secret prisons. freezing senior staff salaries. Rules against conflicts of interest and revolving door service between government and lobbying.

Not bad for "day one."

Change you can believe in. I'm impressed. My hope for a better country increases.

Did you see Moammar Kadaffy's op-ed piece in the New York Times today where he calls for a one state solution in Israel-Palestine, an Israstine? I was struck by his almost reasonable tone, his sense of place for Jews , as well as his great degree of naivete. But still, it was a worthy effort from someone who once inhabited Bush's "Axis of Evil". I would love to talk to him about his change of direction from terrorist supporter to a visionary of peace. Remember, this is a guy Reagan tried to kill.

There is always hope. And where hope exists the possibilities are endless.

Have faith. Work hard.