What it means to me

As I watched Democratic leaders on television, gathering and speaking over lunch on Capitol Hill today, and I noticed that both Bush and Cheney's faces were absent from the group, I finally came to the realization that IT'S OURS! Those people in charge with the power to steer American's future, they're my people. They share my values and dream my dreams.

It's hard to know which aspect of Obama's inauguration is more satisfying, the end of eight years of feeling divorced from my government and what it stands for, or the beginning of a journey in which I can respect and admire my leader and support his actions.

As I go about my day with a lump in my throat and joy in my heart, I'll feel solidarity with the majority of Americans who are proud to be on this journey with me. God bless America!