getting my second wind

Love the fact that President Obama has a blog. Well, at least his administration does.  Frankly, I love the whole thing – check out the newly revamped whitehouse.gov.  It actually looks like an up-to-date website.  pretty to look at, easy to ready, and a great informal feel (love the bio about Michelle Obama).  I really like it.

I’m going on record that I truly believe that this administration can help engender real change and that the world we see today will be very different in 4 years:

Dr. King taught us that we could no longer view our own day-to-day cares and responsibilities as somehow separate from what was happening in the wider world that we read about in the newspaper and saw on TV. Because ultimately, for each of us, our own story and the American story are not separate, they are shared. And they are both strengthened and enriched each time we stand up and answer the call to help meet the challenges of our new century.

So today, I am asking you to roll up your sleeves and join in the work of remaking this nation. I pledge to you that government will do its part to open up more opportunities for citizens to participate. And in return, I ask you to play your part – to not just pitch in today, but to make an ongoing commitment that lasts far beyond one day, or even one presidency.

From President Obama’s Remarks at the Day of Service Luncheon at Coolidge High School

(And I’m going on record: Thank God for having a president who once again is an amazing orator and that the likelihood that he will ever say “misunderestimated” is nil.)