This week, President Obama was inaugurated for the second time. While this is, yet again, a landmark in our nation's history, some seem to think that the "excitement" is gone.
In a recent CNN article, Paul Steinhauser comments on the rather disappointing feeling after Obama's inauguration speech, saying that the hope that Obama might bring the nation together may be gone. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/01/21/obamas-second-inauguration-is-the-thrill-gone/
This article rings true with me, because, after reading other articles on the inauguration and talking to my fellow politically minded colleaugues, I have found that President Obama said little to encourage consevative and liberal unity. He talked about pushing liberal opinions even more when it comes to debt ceilings and paying off national debt. In the words of my friend Glen, he seems to have "screwed the pooch" when it comes to encouraging a feeling of teamwork in our country.
This is sad to me, because with the start of a new presidential term, I had hoped that our President could provide some encouragement or at least prove some critics wrong and present a demeanor of open-mindedness to those who have been so disappointed after the past four years of seeing little done to fix our nation's debt and unemployment.
I would love to hear everyone's thoughts on the inauguration and on this article in particular. Why can't we work as a team, am I right?
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