Dawn of a new age?

Er...no.

He's not the Messiah, he's just a very naughty boy.

Whilst wishing him well, ultimately Obama is heading for a fall because (as we have seen with Blair and others many times over) a human leader cannot initiate and sustain the degree of change that the much talked about sense of hope requires.

Nicola (comment below) is right not to overlook the significance and importance of this moment on many levels, my concern is that the weight of expectation can create an unrealistic list of positive outcomes. This is all the more reason to pray for him, rather than to be cynical.

It was wonderful to hear reference to, for example, the need to seriously tackle poverty, and not with the naive neo-con idea that somehow wealth would trickle down - very difficult if those at the top are unwilling to share it.

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[Nicola]

Though nothing will change at all without a little bit of hope....