“Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it nothing can succeed.”
~ Abraham Lincoln
Republican or Democrat, Tuesday was a significant day in the history of our great nation; a day I felt fortunate to share with Mia and Max on our drive to school. I reached my hand to the back seat at every other red light. Each time they grabbed my fingers and traced them affectionately with their own. This is something we regularly do during any car ride longer than a minute, a way to slip in another connection, “just one more time,” as Max is known to say.
On Tuesday, our 44th president was sworn in. One and a half million people stood outside our capitol to witness this moment. We all listened on NPR and pretended that we were every bit as privileged as those in D.C. that day. Max and Mia applauded as people were introduced, Mia constantly chirping, “Is President Obama speaking yet?”
We listened to Aretha Franklin sing “My Country Tis of Thee,” and sang along with our voices loud. We heard the announcers describe our new president skipping up the steps with his daughters. Mia was touched by this First Daddy move.
Ironically, the last time I felt this much emotion listening to NPR was when Sean and I were driving to our respective jobs at 6:00 a.m. in the morning on September the 11, eight long years ago. He motioned to me with his fingers frantically, telling me to tune into a certain radio station when we stopped together at the same light.
We listened together, horrified and confused.
Today, I wept with hope, excited for a new first family to take charge, and the notion that we all need to roll up our sleeves and keep America the land of freedom and peace, so that we may all pursue and achieve our own measure of happiness.
I Pledge Allegiance.
Daisy
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