The written word

By noon, EST, this country's 44_th President will take the oath of office.

By tonight, many will be talking of the hope and promise this country can aspire to; many will play his inauguration speech ad nauseam, straining to extract that last drop of meaning from his words.

I was not consulted in the drafting of the speech but I would be remiss if I did not tip my hat to the team of writers that make poetry out of prose. The change and promise that President (elect) Obama inspires, is a function of the man, but it in no small part is a result of the writers, who allow us to envision something better.