Ba-rack the Vote ! Special post by A-Mac and Friend, Elise.

Ba-rack the VOTE ! A special post by A-mac and her Friend, Elise.

Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often, the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebearers, and true to our founding documents.
- Barack Obama

Fun Fact : If everything is running behind schedule (sound familiar ?) even if the President Elect hasn't been sworn in yet, he is still the President at exactly 12 noon. This would be the case of President Obama today.

Today is a very historical day, not only for the United States but for the whole world. Today the first African American president was sworn in. Obviously, this was a highly anticipated event - roughly 2 million people camped out in front of the Lincoln Memorial starting at 10:00pm last night. As he took the oath millions of people gathered around their television sets and stood on their tippy toes to get the perfect shot. The photo of Barack Obama with his right hand up, and his left hand on the Lincoln Inaugural Bible, not used since 1861, will be the most recorded shot – ever. You can see our picture above. Brilliant, isn't it.

Today I came home early from school, picked up my best friend, and sat on the couch to watch the history happen, LIVE ! We had pasta and cookies and lemonade. Hooray. Actually, we sat politely *cough* and watched both Joe Biden and Barack Obama be sworn in, Aretha Franklin (the Queen of Soul) sing My Country Tis Of Thee with that big diamond embossed bow on her head, Elizabeth Alexander read a hard-to-understand poem, and Yo Yo Ma and other musical prodigies play “Air and Simple Things”. But we did have cookies and lemonade and pasta. (: