Currently being in Atlanta I couldn’t help myself but to post a short piece on what will likely be one of the world’s most historic events – the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama!
Last night I flew over the top of Washington and based on the statistics I was hearing today I think that is a close as I want to get!
They are predicting over 2 million people will head out to see the inauguration ‘live.’ I say ‘live’ because by some accounts some people will actually be as many as 27 blocks away from where it all takes place.
To cap it off today (the day before the big event) is Martin Luther King day so in the words of one man I was talking to at breakfast “we’re in the middle of four days of celebration.”
Some people are saying the inauguration overshadows the importance of today – I believe however it actually makes the significance of the event that much greater.
I know tomorrow virtually the whole US will stand still – I am sure there will be plenty other places around the world that do so too.