Obamania is certainly made for the media in every aspect. In what was largely a flawless execution of an inauguration (save the gaffe by the Chief Justice on the oath), every detail was scripted to send a message... that Barack Obama can because Barack Obama cares.
I imagine Mr Obama would be mindful that it was not so much a celebration of his ascension to the highest office in the land, but rather the fact that Americans made the choice to do so. And for that alone, I envy them...
He spoke with the voice of authority and the reason of one who has thought it long and hard. The comparisons with Lincoln were deliberate and poignant. The leader of the free world is in office and now time for work to begin.
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